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Rob B:
 Is it a contact,required to inform PO, if a policeman, while investigating a driveoff at a gas station, asks if you saw the vehicle? If he comes into your place of business, you are standing with other employees who maynot know you carry, and ask you a question, are you required to announce to all your workmates that you carry?

FarmerRick:
That is kind of a tough one, but in my opinion(not worth a whole lot) I would say that what you described is just barely on the NO side of the fine line between Yes and No. 
Now, if he asks for your ID and has you fill out paperwork it may be a good idea to hand the officer your permit too, just to be on the safe side. 

Tough call.

NE Bull:

--- Quote from: FarmerRick on February 21, 2011, 08:00:38 AM ---That is kind of a tough one, but in my opinion(not worth a whole lot) I would say that what you described is just barely on the NO side of the fine line between Yes and No. 
Now, if he asks for your ID and has you fill out paperwork it may be a good idea to hand the officer your permit too, just to be on the safe side. 

Tough call.

--- End quote ---
Yeah it's a fine blurry line (if that makes sense to anyone) on what is 'official' business.
I have always figured that once the officer asked for I.D or other personal info for a report, then it would be official, then I would just quietly hand the officer my I.D. and Permit and hopefully he would just acknowledge it without announcing to the others. At least that's how it goes in my utopia. :angel1:
What if you stop and ask a local LEO for directions or to report suspicious activity?
( Oh Lord someone stop me, I'm starting to sound like a Nebraska Senator What if, what if?) :o

OnTheFly:
Regarding the "...quietly hand the officer my I.D. and Permit and hopefully he would just acknowledge it..." comment, here is my experience with a related situation.  

A few weeks ago, when the roads were still slippery, I was approaching an intersection in Lincoln.  When the light turned yellow, I applied the brakes, but I could tell that I was not going to stop.  At best, I would stop right in the middle of the intersection.  Taking a quick glance at the cars waiting to cross the road I was on, I could see that no one else was moving towards the intersection, so I knew I would not hit anyone.  However, the other thing I realized with my glance was that a police cruiser was sitting at the front of the line of cars waiting to cross the street.   :'(

So of course they turned the corner and pulled me over.  I was a little upset with myself, but I had the presence of mind to pull out my license, CHP, registration, and proof of insurance.  I handed it all to the officer with my CHP on top.  It turned out to be two officers, one newly hired and the other a training officer.  After they walked away, I realized I forgot to tell them I was carrying that day.  Though in the back of my mind I was thinking this should be obvious since I am not obligated to produce my CHP when I am not carrying.  As they came back to the vehicle, I rolled down my window and said "After you walked away, I realized I had given you my CHP, but did not say the words 'I am carrying today'".  The training officer was nice enough, but he mentioned that I need to tell them that because it could result in getting my CHP revoked.  My reply was basically that I appreciated what he said, but if I was not carrying, I would not have even handed over my CHP.

End result...no ticket.  Only a warning and the officer didn't push the CHP issue.  Just to cover my posterior, I won't make that mistake again.

Fly

DaveB:
I have been stopped twice on DOT checks, I do not hand my CCW permit to the officer, I only tell them I have a permit and a gun. They have not asked for either and thanked me for letting them know. No tickets, only one verbal warning.

If a cop just walks up to you and asks you a simple question and the answer is no, he will walk away, no harm done. If you have to answer with anything that is going to require a conversation, It would be adviseable to let him know before you get into the conversation.  JMO of course, I'm not a lawyer.

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