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After the lawful impoundment of a vehicle, what is the legal standard for an inventory search?
a. Probable cause
b. Reasonable suspicion
c. Search warrant
d. Departmental policy

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d. Departmental policy.

Explanation: Inventory searches after lawful impoundment are allowed as an administrative/caretaking exception to the Fourth Amendment so long as they follow standardized departmental procedures and are not a pretext for a criminal investigation (see Opperman, Bertine, and Wells).