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There are several exceptions to the warrant requirement that allow law enforcement to conduct searches without obtaining a warrant. These exceptions include exigent circumstances, consent searches, plain view doctrine, and the automobile exception, among others.
Other well-established exceptions to the warrant requirement include consensual searches, certain brief investigatory stops, searches incident to a valid arrest, and seizures of items in plain view.
The Fourth Amendment doesn't apply to every governmental search. If the person searched did not have a reasonable expectation of privacy in the place the government searches (or the item the government seizes), there is no Fourth Amendment violation.
Plain View Doctrine: See Horton v. California, 496 U.S. 128 (1990). Public view: Since individuals have no reasonable expectation of privacy of content exposed to the public, items in public view may be seized without a warrant.
The circumstances under which the law deems a warrantless search, seizure, or arrest reasonable generally fall within the following seven categories: For a felony arrest in a public place. When directly related to a lawful arrest. During a traffic stop for reasonable suspicion.
There are several online resources available for checking if you have an outstanding warrant: Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE): The FDLE provides a user-friendly warrant search tool on its website that allows you to check for active warrants statewide.
The Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution provides that "the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly ...
The Constitution, through the Fourth Amendment, protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government. The Fourth Amendment, however, is not a guarantee against all searches and seizures, but only those that are deemed unreasonable under the law.
If you're not under arrest, and there's no probable cause or reasonable suspicion, you generally have the right to refuse a search. No valid warrant. The officer does not have a search warrant issued by a court that specifically permits them to search your vehicle. Absence of exigent circumstances.