Polis roadblock law common sense

Procedures to follow in the event you are stopped by uniformed police Officers while driving.

• Stop the car and wind down your window.
• If the police officers ask for your documents, request to see their IDs first.
• If you are satisfied about their identity, ask them if you are being summoned, and for what offence.
• Produce your identity card and driver's license and wait to collect your summon ticket.

In the event that the police officers ask you to follow them to the police station:

• Ask if you are under arrest and for what offence.
• If you are not under arrest, you have the right to leave.

In the event you are flagged down by persons you believe could be plainclothes police:

• Do not stop because plainclothes police officers do not have the authority to stop you.
• Drive to the nearest police station and lodge a report. (The same procedure applies to pedestrians)

In the event the police come to your house:

• Do not let them in before checking their IDs.
• If you are not satisfied, phone the nearest police station and confirm if they had been sent to your house.
• You are under no obligation to allow them into the house if they don't have a search warrant.
• Do not go with them if you are not under arrest.

In the event persons who claimed to be plainclothes police come to your
house:

• Do not let him in because they do not have the authority to do so.
• Lodge a report at the nearest police station.

Malaysia Polis Tel Hotline:

• IPK KUALA LUMPUR: 03 - 236 0522
• AMPANG: 03 - 452 2222
• BRICKFIELDS 03 - 2274 2222
• CHERAS: 03 - 984 2222
• DANG WANGI: 03 - 230 2222
• KL TRAFFIC POLICE: 03 - 232 9044
• IPK SELANGOR: 03 - 5514 5222
• HOTLINE: 03 - 5510 2999
• PETALING JAYA: 03 - 7956 2222
• SHAH ALAM: 03 - 5510 2222
• KLANG: 03 - 3371 2222
• HULU LANGAT: 03 - 8736 2222
• HULU SELANGOR: 03 - 6064 1222
• KUALA LANGAT: 03 - 318 7222
• KUALA SELANGOR: 03 - 889 1222
• GOMBAK: 03 - 6092 6222
• SABAK BERNAM: 03 - 884 2222
• SEPANG: 03 - 847 1222
• KLIA: 03 - 8787 2222