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if you are in your car, they can simply arrest you (no charges, but can hold you for 72 hours) Are you sure that you can be arrested and held without charges,
by Nwallins 17y ago
if you are in your car, they can simply arrest you (no charges, but can hold you for 72 hours)
Are you sure that you can be arrested and held without charges, generally speaking, in the U.S.?
- jhancock 17y ago100% sure, everywhere in the U.S., as of at least the early '90s. Practices vary; some places will charge you with something meaningless and drop it when they release you. According to wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detention_of_suspects http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detention_of_suspects you can be held without charge for 2 days. I have been told by criminal lawyers the time is 72 hours (maybe that is with charge, regardless of if its dropped or manginess).