Legal Question in Criminal Law in California
Is it legal to make a customer to open and display the contents of her purse?
This was done to my ex-daughter-inlaw without provacation and seemingly for
no reason as none was given.
She had taken nothing from this store, but it certainly was embarrassing for her because she shops there frequently.
Just curious, because Ross's did the same thing to my own daughter years ago. However I had given her a telaphone cord she needed and it did set off the door alarm.
3 Answers from Attorneys
This is called the storekeepers privilege. If they have reason to believe that they are being the victim of theft, security can sometimes search the person or give them the option to wait for police to arrive.
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Yes if there was reason to believe that something was being stolen.
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Can they force and "make" you?
No.
The police can when they get you to jail though.
If innocent, open the purse and avoid arrest. If guilty, shut up and hire an attorney.
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