You can be "briefly" (up to a day, and in some places up to the whole weekend if you are processed on Friday night) detained for pretty much any reason other than no reason.
One time, I was detained for three hours on suspicion of DUI because I was on my front porch with my car keys in my pocket... and not a drop of alcohol or drugs in my system, execept I was woozy from sleep deprivation.
Eventually they had me pee in a cup and then let me go. Since we talked IT with the medical person that was there, and he got a few tips out of me, I billed the PD for time at my consulting rate, and to my surprise six months later they paid the bill.
You can bill them? Surely you have to inform them beforehand that any further conversation about IT will be considered as a paid consultation, i.e. make a verbal agreement.
You can be "briefly" (up to a day, and in some places up to the whole weekend if you are processed on Friday night) detained for pretty much any reason other than no reason.
One time, I was detained for three hours on suspicion of DUI because I was on my front porch with my car keys in my pocket... and not a drop of alcohol or drugs in my system, execept I was woozy from sleep deprivation.
Eventually they had me pee in a cup and then let me go. Since we talked IT with the medical person that was there, and he got a few tips out of me, I billed the PD for time at my consulting rate, and to my surprise six months later they paid the bill.