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inventory searches  

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  • As of 2012, laws allow law enforcement officers to conduct warrantless inventory searches of private property with the intent of accounting for and maintaining the articles, contents, and possessions contained within or accompanying a searched vehicle or person. The intent of an inventory search is to secure articles, contents, and possessions an individual may have on her person or within a vehicle to account for all items. [Source: Encyclopedia of the Fourth Amendment; Inventory Searches]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-NTP4LK8F-P

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