Which action is permissible with a stop based on reasonable suspicion?

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Reasonable suspicion gives police the authority to perform an investigative stop. When an officer has specific, articulable facts suggesting a traffic violation or suspicious activity, they may briefly stop the person or vehicle to investigate further. This is a temporary detention designed to confirm or dispel the suspicion, not to arrest. During the stop, the officer can ask for identification and documents, make a safe initial inquiry, and run checks to verify licenses, registrations, or warrants as needed. If the suspicion becomes clear evidence of a crime or a need for greater intrusion arises, the officer can pursue further action, including arrest, but that requires probable cause. The other options don’t fit because arrest requires probable cause, not just reasonable suspicion; no suspicion would fail the stop’s legal basis; consent is another possible basis for a stop but is not the standard described by reasonable suspicion.