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What Are Your Rights After Being Pulled Over By Police?

(CBS) -- The cell phone video of a heated traffic stop in Hammond is getting national attention. It ended with a shattered window and stunned passenger.

The video has many asking: What are your rights if you're riding in a car that's pulled over?

According to CBS 2 legal analyst Irv Miller, "the law says if you're not doing anything wrong, you can legally and rightfully refuse to give a police officer your identification."

But it's not that simple, thanks to one term: a furtive movement. The law saying any motion an officer finds suspicious is enough to justify their demands.

"It is so vague, the courts sometimes can't even define it," Miller said.

We see that in the Hammond case with police focusing on the hands of Jamal Jones saying they feared for their lives when he reached into his bag.

"The balance is always officer's safety versus your fourth amendment rights and it's eventually up to a judge to decide who's right," Miller said.

Of course if you're in a situation with an aggressive officer, Miller says you're well within your rights to call police or file a complaint.

Bottom line though, he says it's always best to comply with simple requests - like showing an ID.

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