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What search parameters apply to a vehicle that police believe has been abandoned?
a. Police may make a limited search to try to find out who owns the vehicle.
b. Police may not search the vehicle without a warrant.
c. Police may search the entire vehicle as abandonment indicates surrender of property.
d. Police may search the passenger compartment and trunk
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c.
If a vehicle is truly abandoned, the owner has no reasonable expectation of privacy, so officers may search the entire vehicle without a warrant. (The belief must be objectively reasonable — if the car is not actually abandoned, Fourth Amendment protections still apply.)
If a vehicle is truly abandoned, the owner has no reasonable expectation of privacy, so officers may search the entire vehicle without a warrant. (The belief must be objectively reasonable — if the car is not actually abandoned, Fourth Amendment protections still apply.)
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