Can a probation officer search your vehicle if it is parked in front of your apartment complex and there isn’t anyone home at your apartment?
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Can a probation officer search your vehicle if it is parked in front of your apartment complex and there isn’t anyone home at your apartment?
Asked on May 18, 2013 under Criminal Law, Idaho
Answers:
Stan Helinski / McKinley Law Group
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Nobody working for the government can search your vehicle without probable cause to do so, much less a probation officer or special conditions of your probation. The only other way is your consent, which appears to be lacking.
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