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One book I read even recommended locking the car behind you if the officer says to step out of the vehicle. That way his partner cannot look through your car while your back is turned.
In Maryland last year, the police had been investigating a known drug dealer for a while and decided to make a move on him. They pulled him over, wrote him a ticket for an expired tag or something like that, and then waited twenty minutes for a drug dog to arrive. The drug dog sniffed out a large amount of cocaine, a kilo or something. The court threw out the case, because the officers did not demonstrate probable cause for bringing the drug dog and making him wait. They detained him illegally because they had no reasonable reason to hold him. Even though everyone knew he was a dealer. So no, the officer cannot Hold you. Now, will I argue at night with a cop? No, I will tell him no and then if he forces the issue I ask him to call for a superior and request his badge number, and then file a complaint and consider legal action. But I will not make great efforts to resist him because it is hard to argue to courts that you are right after a bad officer has assaulted you. This is by no means an indictment of law officers in general, but a recognition that they carry a lot of power and the people have protection from intrusive and illegal actions by the police.
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