When do police have the authority to conduct a vehicular limited weapons search? What parts of the vehicle may be searched?

What is the permissible intensity of the search?

Protective search of a vehicle:

A limited warrantless search of the passenger compartment of a vehicle for weapons.

A protective vehicle search is permitted if:
-the driver or other occupant is being lawfully detained
-the officer reasonably believes, based on specific facts, that there may be a weapon (lawful or unlawful) or item that could be used as a weapon, inside the vehicle

Officers need only a reasonable suspicion that a weapon or potential weapon is in the vehicle. However, this suspicion must be based on specific facts or information.

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