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Printable ‘Know Your Rights’ Card

A wallet-size card you can hand to an officer, or slide under the door, to assert your constitutional rights without saying a word. Free to print. Nothing you do here leaves your browser.

Please read: This is a free self-help card — general information, not legal advice. It asserts rights that everyone in the United States has under the Constitution, regardless of immigration status. It cannot stop an officer who is determined to act, but it lets you stay silent and on the record. For your situation, talk to a licensed attorney.

Print, then cut along the dashed line and fold (or glue the two halves back-to-back). Carry one in your wallet and keep spares where your household can find them.

To the officer — please read

I am exercising my constitutional rights.

  • I do not wish to speak with you, answer your questions, or sign anything. I am invoking my right to remain silent under the Fifth Amendment.
  • I do not give you permission to enter my home under the Fourth Amendment, unless you have a warrant signed by a judge that you slide under the door.
  • I do not consent to a search of my person, home, car, or belongings.
  • If I am not being detained, I wish to leave calmly.

These rights belong to everyone in the U.S., citizen or not.

Remember (for me)
  • Do not open the door. Talk through it. Ask them to slide any warrant under the door or hold it to a window.
  • A judge’s judicial warrant has a court name and a judge’s signature. An ICE administrative warrant (Form I-200 or I-205) does not let them enter without your consent.
  • Stay silent. You need not answer where you were born, your status, or how you entered.
  • Do not sign anything before speaking to a lawyer.
  • Do not run or resist. Stay calm and keep your hands visible.
  • Say: “I want to speak to a lawyer.”

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