I was under the impression that the search of a motor vehicle pulled over for a traffic infraction was allowed and completely legitimate.
However, if the car is parked they would need a warrant to search it. Something about a moving entity? Not sure if Im right with this or not.
The CC Permit really wouldnt have affected this situation that much either way, they would have probably searched the car anyways, seems like they were in that state of mind. While I wont say the ticket for no turn signal is stupid (you did break a traffic rule), I will say I believe there are bigger fish that these guys could be trying to go after. Searching the car IMO was a bit unnecessary, but Im not a police officer, so my say doesn't mean crap.
