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SEARCH OF VEHICLES, PART 2 - CONSENT AND INVENTORY SEARCHES

NCJ Number
25890
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1971
Length
4 pages
Annotation
THIS POLICE LEGAL TRAINING BULLETIN COVERS THE REQUIRED ELEMENTS OF A CONSENSUALE SEARCH AND POLICE CIVIL LIABILITY FOR THE SAFE MOVEMENT, STORAGE AND PROTECTION OF PRIVATELY-OWNED VEHICLES AND THEIR CONTENTS.
Abstract
THE ADMISSIBILITY OF EVIDENCE FOUND DURING A SEARCH OF PRIVATELY-OWENED VEHICLES TOWED OR DRIVEN BY THE POLICE IS DISCUSSED. ALSO INCLUDED ARE A CHART AND EXPLANATION SUMMARY OF BOTH PARTS ONE AND TWO OF THIS BULLETIN. PART ONE, NCJ-25889, CONTAINS A DISCUSSION OF VEHICLE SEARCHES CONNECTED WITH AN ARREST.