Can police officers search your home without a warrant?
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Can police officers search your home without a warrant?
 
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Digger
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Not to my knowledge. |
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Traveler
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If there is dangerous or illegal substances in plain sight the Warrant process can be bypassed. Furitive movements do not count.
The answer is yes, in certain conditions. |
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Todd S
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Yes. There are anumber of circumastances when they can. If they are in "hot pursuit". Just because you make it to the doorbefore they do doesn't mean you got away. Destruction of evidence. Protect someone (if they hear what they believe is someone being assaulted). There are more, but you get the picture. |
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Al D
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Yes, In "Hot Pursuit" (refers to if the cops are chasing you) and if someone calls saying you have a gun or drugs in your residence they can search in plain sight.
Also if you consent.
Here is a link to the 4th Amendment which covers searches and seizures.
Edit: Shows how many people actually know there rights as a citizen. Kinda sad. |
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Glen B
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Yes. |
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Reston
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Yes.
There are numerous reasons for warrantless searches. |
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shroomigator
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In some cases they can, if they have probable cause to believe a crime has been committed. |
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sara
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They have to have a search warrant or probable cause. |
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Sam
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nope and if they do and they find something it's not liable to hold up in court. though if you're on probation or have a probable cause they are aloud to. |
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robert n
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Technically no but if they believe that an offence is being commit ed or they believe that you could possibly destroy incriminating evidence but they must have just cause and supply you with reasonable explanation for doing so pending their reason you can deny entry but then they can arrest you for obstruction and disobey a police direction basically they are a law above themselves and if you get in their way they will find some rule to contradict an other |
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William C
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Yes, if they have reason to believe a felony is being commited inside. Also If a known parollee is in your residence then you are subject to search and seisure. |
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versantly
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only if you allow it. just say "no". |
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it is me
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yes cause they have a note from santa and are armed |
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PepsiFreak_W
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no they cant. Its just like me breaking into someones house. Just becuase they are in the law doesnt mean they can come into a house without a warrent. |
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smarty_grl_2008
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by law they have to have a search warrant, and a reasonable reason to search your home |
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