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Your Rights: Search and Seizure
The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects citizens and criminal suspects from unreasonable searches of their property and persons, and prohibits police officers from making unlawful arrests ("seizures"). Click on the links below for in-depth information on search and seizure rights.
"Search and Seizure" Basics:
- "Search and Seizure" and the Fourth Amendment
- Understanding Search and Seizure Law
- Searches and Seizures FAQ
- Searches and Seizures: The Limitations of the Police
See also:
Search and Seizure and the Fourth Amendment In-Depth:
- Knowing When an Arrest is Legal
- When the Fourth Amendment Applies
- Search Warrants: What They Are and When They're Necessary
- The Fourth Amendment Warrant Requirement
- The "Reasonableness" Requirement
- The Fourth Amendment and the "Exclusionary Rule"
- U.S. Constitution: The Fourth Amendment
- Sample State Court Decisions on "Search and Seizure"
FAQs
- A police officer is at my window. Now what?
- What is an interrogation?
- May a police search my car without a warrant after they have impounded it?
- When am I in custody?
- A police officer is signaling me to pull over. What should I do?
Criminal Law Resources
- Criminal Law Forms [$]
- Expungement/Criminal Record Handbook [$]
- Case Intake Form: After an Arrest
- Checklist: Have Your Arrest Rights Been Violated?
- Documents to Gather: After An Arrest
- Questionnaire: Choosing a Juvenile Defense Attorney
- The FindLaw Crime & Criminals Blog
- Find Chicago DUI Lawyers
- Find DUI Lawyers in All Locations
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