Which of the Following Is True About Police Inventory of a Vehicle

question 53

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about police inventory of a vehicle?

• A) Police are not permitted to search for evidence of crime.
• B) Police may not seize contraband or other items that they observe open to view.
• C) Police need probable cause to inventory a vehicle.
• D) Inventories are governed by a specific set of principles that relate to search procedures which were established by case law decided by the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Definitions:

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Causa Mortis

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