What is the test for seizure of personal information under the Fourth Amendment?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Perez, B282620 (Cal. App. 2018):
The Fourth Amendment prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures, including "seizures of persons[] [for] brief investigative stops." (People v. Souza (1994) 9 Cal.4th 224, 229.) "It is well settled that the driver of a vehicle that is the subject of a traffic stop is seized within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment." (People v. Vibanco (2007) 151 Cal.App.4th 1, 8.) However, "[a] police officer's reasonable suspicion that a driver has violated the Vehicle Code justifies a traffic stop and
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