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Does the owner of a residence have the right to be present during a search for drugs?
No. A search warrant can be executed regardless of whether anyone is at home or not.
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.
If you are not home when a warrant is served can the police contact landlord in order to enter?
Yes, an occupant or resident is not required to be present when a search warrant is served.
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.
Can police search a home with a summary arrest warrant?
Technically they cant unless they have a search warrant not an arrest warrant.
Does person have to be home for search warrant?
No, they do not.
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.
When police conduct a search of your home aren't you allowed to be witness to the search?
No. You can be present in the house, but you cannot follow them around as they conduct their activities. As a matter of fact, you don't even have to be home when they serve the 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.
If a warrant is to search a home can a car on that property be searched?
It depends on the wording of the specific warrant.
Are the items seized in a search warrant valid even if the suspect is not home?
If the warrant is valid it is.
