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Vehicular Searches. —In the early days of the automobile, the Court created an exception for searches of vehicles, holding in Carroll v. United States 281 that vehicles may be searched without warrants if the officer undertaking the search has probable cause to believe that the vehicle contains contraband.
Inventory searches are a “well-defined exception to the warrant requirement of the Fourth Amendment.”1 Where evidence is found during a lawfully conducted inventory search, it may be used against the defendant in a later trial. In South Dakota v. Opperman,2 the Supreme Court outlined three justifications for allowing law
An inventory search is a procedure whereby vehicles that have been seized or impounded may be examined to deter-mine their contents. Inventories of the personal effects of ar-rested persons may also be conducted. The inventory is an administrative function, carried out pursuant to established departmental policy.
A criminal suspect's Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable searches is not violated when they give police permission to search their car, and the police open a closed container in the car that might reasonably hold the object of the search.
2 sie 2024 · The Court found an inventory search of an impounded car is a reasonable caretaking function for public safety and to account for a defendant’s property and personal effects. If the police find illegal contraband, such as drugs, during the inventory search as part of standard police procedure, it is admissible in the trial court. Passengers
Warrantless routine inventory searches of automobiles impounded or otherwise in lawful police custody, pursuant to standard police procedures, are reasonable and not prohibited by the Fourth Amendment.
15 gru 2023 · This section provides guidance for police to conduct an inventory search upon execution and return of search warrant. Civil Rights Actions with Regard to Fourth Amendment Search & Seizure 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 (West)
