Full Patrol Kit available in California
California criminal and traffic statutes, the decisions that interpret them, and field guides that walk the call. Built from published state sources and stored on your phone, so it works with no signal. Covers Penal Code and Vehicle Code.
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App screens show New Jersey. Every state pack uses the same layout.
Counts reflect the current California content pack and change with each release.
No law-review language. Each entry tells you what the law requires, what to charge and what to do first.
Penal Code and Vehicle Code, with the grade, the elements to prove and a note on what to do first.
Type “suspended” or “road rage” and get the right section. No statute numbers to memorize.
Step-by-step walkthroughs for the calls that go sideways, with the legal basis at each step.
California decisions and the U.S. Supreme Court cases that decide your stops, in plain English with the citation.
U.S. Supreme Court decisions set the minimum for every stop, search and arrest. California’s legislature and courts can add stricter rules, and the answer on the street depends on both. The California pack keeps the state’s own statutes and decisions next to the federal cases, and our blog breaks down both, state by state.
California Supreme Court · 2022
A spotlight used for illumination does not by itself seize anyone — but overheads, blocking the car, drawn weapons, or commands can tip the whole picture into a detention needing reasonable suspicion.
14 Cal.5th 235 (2022)
Find the opinion for People v. TacardonCalifornia Supreme Court · 2015
Pulling in behind a parked car and turning on your overhead emergency lights will usually detain the driver. It did here, because nothing suggested you were there to help rather than to investigate. The court refused a bright-line rule, so all the circumstances count. Have reasonable suspicion before you light up.
61 Cal.4th 968 (2015)
Find the opinion for People v. BrownCalifornia Supreme Court · 2008
A man asked to the station as a potential witness was not detained when he handed over his shoes, so his consent was valid. He rode with family, was never cuffed or frisked, was told he was not under arrest or in custody, and was questioned briefly without accusations. Officers need not say he can refuse; the totality decides.
43 Cal. 4th 327 (2008)
Find the opinion for People v. ZamudioEach summary was checked against the court’s majority opinion on September 30, 2026. Read the decision and follow your agency’s policy; this is reference guidance, not legal advice.
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Scan a temporary tag and check it against the issuing state’s reference. The app shows what it found and the state’s own details. You make the call. Free for verified law enforcement, with or without a subscription.
Task force, bi-state agency or a beat near the border: every state has its own page, and the Federal Kit travels with you.
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Yes. The California pack covers Penal Code and Vehicle Code, with case law, field guides and quick cards, and it is stored on your phone, so it works with no signal. Updates download in the background the next time you have service.
The current California content pack has 1,102 statutes, 94 case-law entries, 113 field guides and 74 quick cards. Counts change with each release.
No general one. Refusing to give a name at a detention is not itself a crime. Giving a false identity is: Penal Code § 148.9(a) makes it a misdemeanor to falsely identify oneself to a listed peace officer “upon a lawful detention or arrest” to evade court process or proper identification. Drivers are the exception: under Vehicle Code § 12951(b), the driver “shall present his or her license for examination upon demand of a peace officer enforcing the provisions of this code.” Full breakdown.
Not by itself. Health and Safety Code § 11362.1(c) provides that cannabis involved in conduct the section makes lawful is “not contraband nor subject to seizure, and no conduct deemed lawful by this section shall constitute the basis for detention, search, or arrest.” Odor can still count when other facts point to conduct that remains illegal, such as an over-limit amount or an open container while driving. Full breakdown.
Patrol Essentials is $9.99 a year and the Full Patrol Kit is $24.99 a year, with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers. The Lifetime Kit is $69.99 one time, where available (limited per state). It covers your selected state’s kit in the StreetSense mobile app for iOS and Android, with the content updates and new features added to the app over time. It does not unlock every state; the Lifetime All-States Kit is a separate add-on for Lifetime Kit holders. Products offered separately, such as companion apps, device integrations and agency services, are not included. See pricing and the Terms of Use, Sections 5.5 and 5.6.
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No. StreetSense is an educational reference. Federal decisions set the floor, and your state and department policy can be stricter. Follow your agency’s policy and your prosecutor’s guidance.
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