

So the way I read this, a cross bed tool box a secret compartment. If section B(iii) is not the textbook definition of a cross bed tool box, then I will eat my hat. (iii) Any compartment, space, or box that is added or attached to existing compartments, spaces, or boxes of the vehicle.” (ii) Original factory equipment on a vehicle that has been modified or (i) False, altered, or modified fuel tanks “(B) Examples of ‘false or secret compartment’ may include, but are not limited to: (ii) Controlled substances possessed in violation of Article 2 of Chapter 13 of this title or “(i) A person concealed for an unlawful purpose Well is it “(1)(A) ‘False or secret compartment’ means any enclosure which is integrated into or attached to a vehicle”Ĭould you conceal any of the following in that box? So starting at the top does a cross bed tool box in a pickup truck qualify as a secret compartment? Who is correct? How do you prove purpose unless drugs are found there? So let’s look at the law again Deputy Bubba says it is a secret compartment for hiding drugs. How do you prove purpose? I say it is a tool box. You’d still have to show that it was attached for the “the purpose of the compartment is to conceal, hide, or prevent discovery by law enforcement officers of …” (B) is a list of examples of (A), but the restrictions of (A) still apply.
