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Q: If the police have a search warrant Is it legal for the police to search your home if you are not there?
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Even though there is a search warrant can police search a home in South Dakota if no one's been in the home to receive the warrant?

Yes. The police can search any items if they have a warrant. It does not matter that no one is there to receive the warrant. The police only have to leave a copy of the warrant at the residence.


Can police search a home with a summary arrest warrant?

Technically they cant unless they have a search warrant not an arrest 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.


If the search warrant is for your home can the police search your garage?

If the garage is attached to the home, yes they can search the entire premises.


Can police with search warrant for one apartment search other apartments in same home?

No. They have to have a warrant for each living space.


The right of people to be secure in their persons houses papers against unreasonable searches for any purpose without search warrat?

Police searches of your home are not legal uness they have a warrant, which has to be signed by a judge. If the police want to search your home, and they do not have a warrant to do so, then you have the right to refuse to let them search your home. If they do so without a warrant, and without your permission, then anything they find cannot be used against you, since the evidence was obtained illegally.


How many times can police get warrant to search your home and find nothing?

10 days from the issuance of the warrant.


Define this court order allows police to search a suspect home or business?

search warrant


If the police broke into a person and home illegally to look for evidence that could be?

To come into a home the police need a search warrant to search. Without the warrant the evidence is not admissible in court. It would be an illegal search.


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.


Under what conditions can the police search your home?

With a Warrant, consent, or exigent circumstances


Can police officers search a home where a felony probation person doesnt reside or was not present at the time of arrest?

Police officer with a search warrant can search any home regardless of the situation.