Is there statutory authority for Pennsylvania DUI checkpoints?
There is no Pennsylvania statute that specifically grants police officers the power to conduct checkpoints. By this, we mean that there is nothing that, in effects, says “thou may do DUI checkpoints within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.” Nevertheless, there is a statute in the Pennsylvania vehicle code that has been interpreted to provide just such authority. Never mind that the statute is vague, and may or may not have been intended to be used for DUI checkpoints. It reads: Authority of police officer.–Whenever a police officer is engaged in a systematic program of checking vehicles or drivers or has reasonable suspicion that a violation of this title is occurring or has occurred, he may stop a vehicle, upon request or signal, for the purpose of checking the vehicle’s registration, proof of financial responsibility, vehicle identification number or engine number or the driver’s license, or to secure such other information as the officer may reasonably believe to be necessary to en
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