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Do the police need a warrant to search your bag in a public place?
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∙ 12y ago
Tough question: On the one hand, the police need a warrant or Probable Cause to assume a crime is being committed to perform a de facto search of your bag. On the other hand, the police are allowed to make sure there is no weapon in the purse that could endanger them. Of course, this raises the question of, why did they detain you, too. So you're in a very tricky legal area.
It is very much a matter of local legislation.
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Can a cop go onto an in-closed porch and find reasons to get a search warrant to search your place?
Absolutely, if the police suspect criminal behaviour, they can get a search warrant and turn the place upside down and inside out!
Do the police have the right to do Search and Seizure?
Under the Constitution, which is the law of the land in the USA, Search and Seizure is legal when the police have received a search warrant normally signed by a local judge. There are some situations, depending on the jurisdiction (where the search takes place) in which the police don't require a search warrant signed by a judge.
Do you have to show your identification if police show up at your home at midnight?
Are you on parole or probation? If so, yes. If you are not on parole or probation, do the police have a search warrant? If not, I guess I wouldn't let them in my house in the first place. If they do have a search warrant, yes.
In Texas can police enter a residence with misdemeanor arrest warrant when they are denied admission?
Police with an arrest warrant can enter the home of the person named in the warrant if they have reasonable grounds to believe he is on the premises. They can search the premises in any place the accused person would be able to hide (they couldn't for example, look in the drawers of a nightstand, because no one could hide there). Police have to get a search warrant to enter the house of a person other than the one named in the arrest warrant.
Whats the Difference between search and arrest warrant?
A search warrant allows the officers to enter and search your home or office, whatever is specified in the warrant. An arrest warrant allows the officers to take the offender into custody AND search the area where the offender was located.
Can a cop search your bag at a public event?
If the cop has a warrant or if he thinks you stole something or if the cop thinks you have a weapon in a place you are not suppose to have the weapon.
Who approves search warrants and what must be listed on the warrant?
A search warrant must be approved by a judge or magistrate in order for it to be executed. The warrant must specify what is being searched for and the physical address of where the search will take place.
Can police take pictures without permission?
Police officers may take pictures without permission to the extent that a member of the public may lawfully do the same. Additionally, police officers may take pictures in any place where they are lawfully present, and may only do so for lawful purposes. For example, a police officer executing a search warrant may take pictures for use as evidence.
Can police search an ex-convict's home without a warrant?
There are circumstances which could permit it. 'Fresh Pursuit,' being one. Is the ex-con under the supervision of a Parole Officer? Did the PO request the police assistance to conduct a search? Why were the police even there in the first place? More information is needed in order to formulate a better answer.
How does police get search warrant?
In order to obtain a search warrant there has to be enough "probable cause" that a crime has been comitted or that there is information or evidence involved. This warrant is issued by a judge.
What five basic things that must be in a search warrant today?
The the place or person being searched. What item(s) is to be seized. A copy of the affidavit use to obtain the search warrant. The name of the person swearing to the affidavit. The time at which the search warrant may be executed.
Why can search warrants be used in some cases but not in others?
AnswerNot sure exactly what you are asking. A search warrant requires the police to have probable cause that particular evidence of a crime will be found in the place to be searched. Probable cause is more than just a hunch or even reasonable suspicion. The place to be searched must be specificly identified and also the type of evidence. Only a judge can issue a search warrant.Search warrants are only required where there is an expectation of privacy in the place to be searched. Normally this is only your home and the immediate area around the home.Although the search warrant requirement is being diminished over the years as suggested by the answer given above, a search warrant may be required - and is good practice - in order to search not only your home property, but also storage units, safe deposit boxes, boats and automobiles, and even your own body - places where people are said to "have a reasonable expectation of privacy."There are exceptions to the requirement that a judge issue a warrant before a search can be commenced. Ordinarily, a warrant is required to enter a home. However, in a situation where the police have reason to believe that evidence is being destroyed inside, they can enter without a warrant. This also applies if they see someone commit a felony and then follow him into a home (pursuit of a fleeing felon.)Another major exception to the search warrant requirement applies to vehicles. Courts have ruled that vehicles can be so easily moved and aren't as private as homes, and there are several exceptions to the warrant requirement based on these ideas. These include a law enforcement officer's right to search a vehicle incident to arresting it's occupant - basically to search for weapons within the vehicle for the officers' safety - even when the vehicle's occupant is handcuffed and in a patrol car. (Although this wouldn't allow them to open a locked suitcase in the trunk.) Police also can perform inventory searches when they impound a vehicle, and no warrant is required for that.Consent can do away with the need for the police to get a warrant. Often when police ask a person if they mind if they search their car or apartment, people will say "yes" because they don't want to appear guilty, and are secretly hoping that this is a sort of test and the police won't actually then search. Tip: they always search. You've just made it easier.
