Legal Question in Criminal Law in Illinois
Search of automobiles
If a car is pulled over, using probable cause, is it permissible to enter a locked safe, if the possible proceeds to the crime might be evident there?
During a custodial arrest, is it allowed to search a locked safe which was found in the trunk?
Both stops are viable stops.
Asked on 4/05/02, 12:29 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
David Shestokas
Shestokas, & Associates
Re: Search of automobiles
Typically, a locked safe is something in which someone has a reasonable expectation of privacy. Usually, even a in custodial search it is for the purpose of conducting an inventory of the vehicle. Unless there is some nexus to the stop and the safe, it is likely that a search warrant would be required to legally open the safe.
Answered on 4/06/02, 10:45 pm
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