This comprehensive post breaks down the search warrant process so you understand your rights and the proper procedures police should follow. The Fourth Amendment protects people against "unreasonable searches and seizures.The investigating officer must file an affidavit spelling out the probable cause to search the place requested for the item sought with particularity. Police cannot legally search or seize your property without probable cause and a warrant. Contact The Hoffman Firm if your rights were violated in Miami. The police needed probable cause and a warrant to search. The Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures, a principle that is vigorously upheld in Florida. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated. The right to decline any search unless the police officer has a warrant or probable cause to search. Page 1. 2014. FLORIDA.