Quoting Post Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic Being pulled over while having prescription drugs in your car. Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] Quote: from [mod]hi sarah[/mod] at 9:23 am on Jan. 12, 2009[quote]You get arrested and charged and then you use your phone call to ring someone to bring proof down and then the charges are dropped. That's how it works. EDIT: That's what happens for prescription drugs only. If it's over the counter crap it doesn't matter. But for anything with a prescription they usually arrest you.[/quote] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post Rainbow Blight Posted at 9:20 am on Jan. 12, 2009 Yesterday me, my girlfriend, and three of our mutual friends were driving in my car on the way to buy some weed while we were all taking Xanax.  We got pulled over (I guess my car was drifting?) before we got to our destination and the officer saw that we had pills in the car.  When asked what they were I told him that they were Xanax.  It looked like we were going to get screwed since everyone else in the car turned white, but fortunately I was keeping my prescription bottle on me (since it contained over 100 pills) at the time and was able to prove that they were not obtained illicitly and we were let off the hook. But what happens if you are stopped with pills in your car and *do not* have the bottle or the prescription on them at the time.  I'm sure not everyone carries their bottle around with them.  I saw an episode of COPS once in which a girl was stopped for speeding and the officer found Soma pills in her car.  They were in a bag, and she didn't have any proof that she didn't obtain them illegally (even though she looked like a crackhead and probably did), so she was arrested. Does this always happen, even to people who are using the drug as prescribed yet do not happen to have their prescription on hand?  Has this ever happened to you guys?

Replies julian Posted at 7:47 am on Jan. 20, 2009 The prosecutor will usually drop the charges if it is later determined that you have a prescription.   Xusk Posted at 4:06 pm on Jan. 19, 2009 It's illegal not to have them in your perscription bottle with the prescription present and illegal to be under the influence while driving. Rickenbacker Posted at 7:40 am on Jan. 15, 2009 I don't know. I always keep an empty Klonopin bottle in my glove box in case a cop stops me and I have pills in my pocket or something. A little anxious, yes, but hence the Klonopin. sykexl Posted at 9:56 am on Jan. 12, 2009 Post from this position was omitted due to content violations Majo Posted at 9:55 am on Jan. 12, 2009 Post from this position was omitted due to content violations Dexter Ward Posted at 9:54 am on Jan. 12, 2009 In your case since your shared your meds everyone in the car could have gone to jail with felonies, you for giving them to other people in your car and them for taking meds without a prescription. sykexl Posted at 9:53 am on Jan. 12, 2009 Post from this position was omitted due to content violations Majo Posted at 9:52 am on Jan. 12, 2009 Post from this position was omitted due to content violations sykexl Posted at 9:51 am on Jan. 12, 2009 Post from this position was omitted due to content violations Majo Posted at 9:49 am on Jan. 12, 2009 Post from this position was omitted due to content violations pInKiE Posted at 9:46 am on Jan. 12, 2009 you can be charged with one or more felonies... sykexl Posted at 9:45 am on Jan. 12, 2009 Post from this position was omitted due to content violations Majo Posted at 9:43 am on Jan. 12, 2009 Post from this position was omitted due to content violations Micus Posted at 9:43 am on Jan. 12, 2009 If you are holding prescription drugs without a prescription, that's definitely enough to confiscate the material, and even potentially bring you down to the station for questioning. If you can provide proof that the drugs are yours and that nobody else took them, then you should be fine. sykexl Posted at 9:41 am on Jan. 12, 2009 Post from this position was omitted due to content violations Most recent 15 of 27 previous replies displayed.