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Can a cop search a parked car without the owner present and no warrant?
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∙ 13y ago
In order to search a vehicle, the police need consent, a warrant, or probable cause.
If the police do not have any of those three, they cannot search the vehicle. If they do it anyway, anything found in the vehicle can be excluded from a criminal prosecution as illegally obtained evidence.
Another View: No situation involving law enforcemnt activity can be answered with a generalized response. Every situation stands on its own. It may be lawful. Like many things concerning 'the law,' it depends on the situation existing at the time of the search.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoA warrant is not necessary to impound a vehicle. Vehicles are commonly impounded when the occupant is arrested, when the occupant is found to be driving without insurance/registration, or if the vehicle is parked illegally.
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Can officers search your car without a warrant if they have probable cause that contraband is present?
yes
Do the time the search warrant is obtain have to be on the warrant?
No. It's not the police's job to show you the warrant as long as they have a valid one. By the time they leave your house you will have one posted on your door or given to you personally. As long as its it's a valid warrant i.e. at the department just authorized its ok. Your entitled to a copy of it which you will get during the search if it is not already present at the time of the search. When the enter your house at that specific time if any officer has a warrant its valid. If they enter your house in the process of getting a warrant under the assumption that they will receive one its invalid. Actually having the warrant at the scene during the time of entry is not required.
Can you show a search warrant to a minor when there to search?
Actually the police don't necessarily have to show the warrant to anybody. In fact, to execute a search warrant it isn't even necessary for a resident or occupant of the premises to be present.
If arrested can police search your car without a warrant?
Yes they can search it
Can the police search the premises without first showing a search warrant?
Yes, the officer may search. Police may search a building if they reasonably believe a valid search warrant has been issued. They do not have to possess the search warrant.
What are the six searches where no warrant is needed?
A game warden can search without a warrant i think.
If the police have a search warrant Is it legal for the police to search your home if you are not there?
Yes, you are not necessarily required to be present.
Can police get keys from landlord for a search warrant?
Yes. The occupant/resident need not be present at the time the warrant is executed.
How do you prove wrong address on warrant after search?
Present proof to the court that the premises that were searched were NOT the address contained on the warrant.
How do you use search warrant in a sentence?
The police got a search warrent in order to search the suspect's house. The suspect would not allow the police to search his home without a search warrant.
What is a court order allowing an individual or his or her property to be searched or siezed is called?
When police officers have a court order to search a home or a person, it is called a search warrant. If a police officer has reasonable suspicions, then they can search a person without a search warrant.
On an outstanding warrant can they enter your property without a search warrant?
They already have a warrant for the arrest of a person so they do not need another one to entire the residence of the named person. However, they do need a search and seizure warrant to search the premises for anything or anyone not included in the "outstanding" warrant.
