Can a police officer conduct an inventory search of a vehicle lawfully in police custody?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Morales v. Mayer, 57 F.3d 1077 (9th Cir. 1995):
Law enforcement officers may conduct inventory searches of automobiles lawfully in police custody. Colorado v. Bertine, 479 U.S. 367, 371-72 (1987). An inventory search is permissible when the property in question is in the legitimate custody of the government and the inventory is conducted pursuant to standardized government procedures. Id. at 372-73; United States v. Jenkins, 876 F.2d 1085, 1088-89 (2d Cir. 1989).
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