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Is it legal to search a vehicle if the owner of the vehicle was only informed?
Asked on Feb 29th, 2012 on Criminal Law - Texas
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Is it legal to search a vehicle if the owner of the vehicle was informed that the car had been pulled over and a search was occurring? She refused for it to be search any longer.
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Yes. The driver had the right to give consent and / or probable cause might have given the police the legal right to search regardless of what the owner wanted. The owner was not there nor in control of the vehicle.
Answered on Mar 05th, 2012 at 1:45 PM
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Not usually, but search and seizure law is very fact specific. You need to hire a knowledgeable attorney to fight this case on the law.
Answered on Mar 02nd, 2012 at 10:12 PM