A legal term which describes taking possession of a person, property or item.

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures.

A document issued by a legal or government official authorizing the police to take appropriate actions relating to the circumstance.

The officer must write and submit an affidavit to a judge or magistrate to obtain a warrant.

Probable cause is reasonable grounds to believe that a crime has been committed or is being committed.

Probable cause is required to perform a search, seizure or arrest.

Probable cause can be based on

A warrant issued by a public officer, typically a judge or magistrate, which authorizes the arrest and detention of an individual

A warrant to search a specific premise for evidence of a specific crime.

Prevents the court from using evidence obtained from unreasonable search and seizure which violates the 4th Amendment.

The documentation of movement and location of physical evidence from the time collected to court.

An officer must get a warrant for a warrantless search.

A limited search of the conjoining areas where an arrest is taking place

Search of a residence or work facility of a possible crime or suspect.

A pat-down of outer clothing performed when an officer fully believes the suspect may be concealing a weapon and may possibly become dangerous.

A search that is typically completed after an arrest during a traffic stop or vehicle search.

An officer can justify probable cause by seeing drug paraphernalia in plain sight.

Officers are chasing a robbery suspect who enter their house and locks the door. Do officers need to get a warrant before entering the house?

Consent to search, incidental search, plain view doctrine, and emergency exceptions give officers the ability to do a