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  • Driver hands a phone displaying an Alabama driver's license image to a police officer through an open car window at dusk.
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    A picture of your driver’s license is not a digital driver’s license

    You get pulled over and realize you don’t have your driver’s license with you. But you’ve got a picture of it saved on your phone, so you figure that should be good enough. After all, it shows your name, photograph, license number, and everything else that’s printed on the actual card. The officer can use…

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  • Police officer writing a traffic citation while a woman argues beside her stopped vehicle on the roadside.
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    Asking for a supervisor doesn’t put the stop on hold

    I understand why people ask for a supervisor. Sometimes they think the officer is wrong. Sometimes they don’t trust what they’re being told. Sometimes they think another officer will see it differently. And sometimes they’ve watched enough videos online to think asking for a supervisor is the police version of speaking to the manager, where…

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  • Driver hands her license to a police officer during a roadside traffic stop at dusk.
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    What to expect during a traffic stop

    Most people don’t deal with traffic stops very often. Police officers do, and that difference alone can create a lot of uncertainty. You may wonder why the officer is still sitting behind you instead of walking up, why you’re being asked a particular question, or why something that seemed simple is taking several minutes. Sometimes…

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Michael Saad is a law enforcement veteran whose career has taken him around the world and eventually back to where it started.

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