Washington, D.C. criminal defense lawyer Nabeel Kibria explains when you should allow the police to search your vehicle. He remarks that you should never allow the police to search your vehicle. While it is important to remain cordial and cooperative—avoiding rudeness or hostility—whether to permit a search goes directly to a person’s rights as a citizen. He emphasizes that individuals have the absolute right to say no. If the police truly need to search the vehicle, they can either obtain a warrant on the spot or return to a judge to secure one based on the facts they have gathered. In the moment, however, there is no obligation to consent, and he stresses that the answer should always be no.