# Driving with alcohol in the car in CA

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-with-alcohol-in-the-car-in-ca/393999>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 28, 2007, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-with-alcohol-in-the-car-in-ca/393999 "2007-02-28T07:13:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![David\_Simmons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de053/32.png) [@David\_Simmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_Simmons)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2007, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-with-alcohol-in-the-car-in-ca/393999/21 "2007-02-28T19:03:32Z")

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[QUOTE=silenus]  
If it isn’t in plain sight, then they have to have either Probable Cause or your permission to search the vehicle anyway.

But the locking bag is the best idea.  
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Probable cause is a sort of hollow protection. It is difficult to drive without doing something wrong. Wandering around in lane is an example.

Even if you can show no probable cause you still are out a lot of time and many bucks.

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