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Can Police Search Your Car for Drugs Without Your Permission?

Can Police Search Your Car for Drugs Without Your Permission?

When the police pull you over on the roadside, sometimes they can search your car for drugs without your permission. Vehicle searches are legal under some circumstances if you are being arrested. Also, the police can do a search if they have probable cause to believe that a crime is being committed. Finally, they can seize any item in plain view. Search Incident to Arrest When you are being arrested for driving under the influence of drugs, DUI, or another crime on the roadside, the police can search your car if: They reasonably believe evidence of the crime you committed can be...

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Exceptions to the Warrant Requirement for Drug Searches

Exceptions to the Warrant Requirement for Drug Searches

While most of the time law enforcement need a warrant to conduct drug searches, several exceptions to the warrant requirement exist. Evidence collected without a warrant when one was required can be suppressed in court. Some of the most common exceptions to the warrant requirement for drug searches include: 1) plain view, 2) a search incident to arrest, and 3) an automobile search. Plain View Law enforcement officers do not need a warrant when evidence or contraband is in plain view when they are present. For example, if a police officer questions someone inside his house and sees a pipe and...

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