Duty to notify officer that you're carrying when stopped by an officer of the law.

[Ron Jablonski]

As long as you follow vodas advice you'll be ok. and as a side note, if you're going to make YouTube videos make sure there's airplanes flying overhead at the same time. I have spoken.

View: https://youtu.be/MtiVWmPfWNI

 

[assaultknifle]

Doesn't the LTC show up on the movie screen when they run your DL?

The whole enchilada is on there, not just your LTC information.

 

[Picton]

Mmmmmn jelly rolls

No. Cinammon.

 

[Marty McFly]

No. Cinammon.

Commie

 

[Sterg]

They know you as soon as they run your plate or drivers licenses you hold a LTC prompting them to ask or not to ask...what you do beyond that is up to you.

This. They know. With that said the three or four times I’ve been stopped for speeding since I’ve had my LTC I’ve gotten away with just warnings. Two or three times when I have pulled my license out the LTC came with it and I just shuffled forward my license and quickly put the LTC back in my wallet.

 

[not new guy]

Under what law? Not questioning the wisdom, but I am wondering, what law is broken if the respondent says "Sir, I will answer no questions other than to truthfully identify myself."

Contempt of cop.

 

[HuntMaine]

Under what law? Not questioning the wisdom, but I am wondering, what law is broken if the respondent says "Sir, I will answer no questions other than to truthfully identify myself."

I believe, but I’d have to check, that it’s similar to you having to Id yourself and provide license and registration.

 

[mjbff]

Gun, Gun, Gun!. We make it worse than it actual is. Any other part of the country its no big deal. No wonder why the Northeast states and the Democrats are so anti gun, Its not like your driving with nuclear waste around your belt. Be civil and know that it is you given right as a law abiding American citizen to carry a firearm. Rant complete.Happy New Year NES!

 

[ScottS]

"SCMODS", dammit.
"SCMODS".

Props for the totally obscure Blues Brothers reference.

 

[Len-2A Training]

I'm not going to read every post here, but will tell you folks that there is NO MGL that requires you to announce that you are carrying or have guns in the car.

That said, the MDTs have windows-based software that when they run a plate/DL, if the person has a LTC, it will show up on the first screen along with DL picture and wants/warrants.

Personally I would not announce, but never lie if asked. In many cases telling an officer that you are armed will result in an over-reaction in MA (felony stop). Some officers may like you telling them, but you never know who you are going to get when an officer comes up to your window.

 

[IPSC_DRL]

. I knew a cop that once proved he was a complete a**h***

Fixed

 

[HuntMaine]

I'm not going to read every post here, but will tell you folks that there is NO MGL that requires you to announce that you are carrying or have guns in the car.

That said, the MDTs have windows-based software that when they run a plate/DL, if the person has a LTC, it will show up on the first screen along with DL picture and wants/warrants.

Personally I would not announce, but never lie if asked. In many cases telling an officer that you are armed will result in an over-reaction in MA (felony stop). Some officers may like you telling them, but you never know who you are going to get when an officer comes up to your window.

In mass you don’t not have to announce , but if asked you have the duty to inform the officer. I’m not sure that I’ve asked anyone who I knew had an LTC although I have asked others who did not. Sometimes they lie sometimes they don’t.

 

[Knuckle Dragger]

In mass if you are asked you must inform them. I believe it’s always good to keep hands on the wheel, inform the officer you are license d to carry and have a firearm on you , in the glove compartment etc. it drops the tension and if for some reason if you’re asked to get out of the car they won’t be surprised if it is noticed. My opinion only on that part.

At the risk of being a little pedantic, I'd say that you don't have to answer any question, but if you do, it must be truthful.

Doesn't the LTC show up on the movie screen when they run your DL?

It does. Mrs. KD and I sat it the back of a MSP cruise while the trooper showed us that we both had LTCs. I won't comment on the circumstances.
That said, I've been pulled over several times. Assuming the trooper or cop had access to LTC information, I've NEVER been asked about it.

 

[not new guy]

In mass you don’t not have to announce , but if asked you have the duty to inform the officer. I’m not sure that I’ve asked anyone who I knew had an LTC although I have asked others who did not. Sometimes they lie sometimes they don’t.

Citation for “if asked you have the duty to inform the officer”?

 

[not new guy]

At the risk of being a little pedantic, I'd say that you don't have to answer any question, but if you do, it must be truthful.

That’s not being pedantic, it’s a totally different answer from what he’s now claimed twice in this thread.

 

[Marty McFly]

Leave the window up and tell him you can't open it because you don't have a mask.

 

[TLB]

I thought the recommended NES procedure was to shout, "I have a gun and I know how to use it!" to put the officer at ease that you have training.

It's funny every time

 

[HuntMaine]

At the risk of being a little pedantic, I'd say that you don't have to answer any question, but if you do, it must be truthful.

It does. Mrs. KD and I sat it the back of a MSP cruise while the trooper showed us that we both had LTCs. I won't comment on the circumstances.
That said, I've been pulled over several times. Assuming the trooper or cop had access to LTC information, I've NEVER been asked about it.

I answered the question and at the risk of sounding disparaging I actually answered it twice.

 

[HuntMaine]

That’s not being pedantic, it’s a totally different answer from what he’s now claimed twice in this thread.

Really show me where

 

[not new guy]

Setting aside “In mass you don’t not have to announce,” show us where it says either “ if you are asked you must inform them” or “if asked you have the duty to inform the officer.” Both are totally different statements than KD saying “you don't have to answer any question, but if you do, it must be truthful.”

You’re a cop, right?

 

[Deleted member 12999]

The whole enchilada is on there, not just your LTC information.

No.... not in my experience at least. If I run someone through CJIS on our CAD, it only pops an LTC if they lived in the town I worked for. I would have to request that info separately for dispatch to run on CJISWEB

 

[BTSDOG]

View: https://youtu.be/aMbJr4RSSAY

 

[Len-2A Training]

No.... not in my experience at least. If I run someone through CJIS on our CAD, it only pops an LTC if they lived in the town I worked for. I would have to request that info separately for dispatch to run on CJISWEB

Many cruisers in these parts have CJISWeb on the MDTs, so they can see it up without asking dispatch to run it.

 

[Deleted member 12999]

Many cruisers in these parts have CJISWeb on the MDTs, so they can see it up without asking dispatch to run it.

Then we're both right? My point is that NES paranoia that a cop knows everything about every aspect of your life is only sleightly based in reality

 

[FrugalFannie]

True but if there's a duty to notify and you don't it could lead to big problems depending on the situation and who you're dealing with.

there is no duty to inform. In TX, there is. If I am carrying and pulled over for a stop I MUST hand them my LTC and notify them I am carrying without waiting to be asked. In MA/NH I have only been asked "anything in the vehicle I need to know about?" Nope. I'm doing nothing illegal and they don't need to know about me exercising my legal rights. IF they had asked "any weapons in the car" or something similar, the answer may have been different.

 

[FrugalFannie]

What if the cop asks you to surrender it during a traffic stop

f*** no!

 

[FrugalFannie]

In mass you don’t not have to announce , but if asked you have the duty to inform the officer. I’m not sure that I’ve asked anyone who I knew had an LTC although I have asked others who did not. Sometimes they lie sometimes they don’t.

Woodsy I believe you are incorrect. IF they determine you have a firearm on you then you are required to produce your LTC. I don't recall any part of the law that says if they ask if I have an LTC I must produce it without them first determining I have a firearm. However, if I were asked (in MA since TX has a duty to inform) I would state "I have an LTC and I am carrying." Or if I was feeling snarky I would respond "I bet mine's bigger than yours."

 

[Enzo]

"Officer, I just want to let you know I have a gun on me/in the vehicle" the only word they may hear is "gun". Could go south quick. Just something to think about.

This actually happened to an officer who teaches firearms courses in Worcester. He was stopped at night, out of town. The cop approached wearing a new uniform and shiny new badge, brand new hire.....he told the cop he was a police officer and had a gun on him. All the cop heard was GUN and the next thing he knew was staring down the barrel of the cops firearm.

 

[Marty McFly]

Woodsy I believe you are incorrect. IF they determine you have a firearm on you then you are required to produce your LTC. I don't recall any part of the law that says if they ask if I have an LTC I must produce it without them first determining I have a firearm. However, if I were asked (in MA since TX has a duty to inform) I would state "I have an LTC and I am carrying." Or if I was feeling snarky I would respond "I bet mine's bigger than yours."

Make sure you get the last part on camera

 

[Rob Boudrie]

You are not obligated under MGL to answer, but if the officer asks for your LTC and you have it with you, you are required to produce it.