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The Supreme Court says that automatic searches following issuance of traffic citations are _________
a. unconstitutional.
b. typically valid.
c. valid in Texas only.
d. dependent on reasonable suspicion.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
a. unconstitutional.

(See Knowles v. Iowa, 525 U.S. 113 (1998): the Court held an officer may not conduct a warrantless search incident to arrest when the officer issues only a citation and not an arrest.)