Question 1

If an officer has probable cause to search a container after the container has been removed from a vehicle

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A)   the Carroll doctrine applies.
B)   the Carroll doctrine does not apply unless the container is in the process of being returned to the vehicle.
C)   the Carroll doctrine does not apply.
D)   the Carroll doctrine does not apply unless the vehicle is readily mobile. C

Question 2

For an inventory to be constitutional

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A)   there must be a written departmental policy.
B)   there must be an oral departmental policy.
C)   there must be a departmental policy.
D)   the officer must have probable cause.

Question 3

Police have information that armed robbers carrying the fruits of the crime fled a robbery scene in a light blue compact station wagon.Four men,wearing certain clothing,were said to be in the vehicle.The police stopped a vehicle fitting the description and arrested the four occupants who matched the descriptions.The officers drove the car to the police station garage.The officers

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A)   must obtain a search warrant.
B)   must obtain permission of the driver.
C)   may search it immediately.
D)   must obtain either permission or a search warrant

Question 4

Unless ____________________ exist,an inventory search of a vehicle must be conducted at the time of impoundment,not before impoundment.

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Question 5

For an inventory to be constitutional,the full search of the vehicle must be limited to areas of the vehicle that can contain evidence of the crime for which the suspect was arrested.

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 B)False

Question 6

Officers may seize contraband or other items subject to seizure that they observe open to view under the ___________ doctrine.

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Question 7

Whether a driver or passenger can challenge the police on a particular search of his/her vehicle under the automobile exception depends on:

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A)   whether the police search violated a principle established by the Carroll or Gant cases.
B)   whether the police search violated a principle established by the Carroll case.
C)   whether the driver or passenger is the registered owner of the vehicle.
D)   whether the driver or passenger have a reasonable expectation of privacy in the vehicle.

Question 8

Police observe a suspect carrying a brown paper package leave an apartment known to contain marijuana.The package is the same size as packages of marijuana they had seen earlier that day.The individual under observation places the bag in the trunk of his car and starts to drive away.Fearing the loss of evidence,officers stop him.At this time,officers who wish to search the car for marijuana

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A)   may immediately search the whole car including all containers.
B)   may immediately open the trunk and search the package.
C)   may search the package only if they arrest the driver.
D)   cannot do so.

Question 9

Which of the following is not an important consideration in justifying the search of a vehicle under the Carroll doctrine?

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A)   all of these options are important considerations
B)   that a vehicle seldom serves as a residence
C)   that a vehicle is often taken into police custody for public interests
D)   that the vehicle is registered and the driver is licensed by the state

Question 10

Which of the following is not a reason for allowing an inventory of an impounded vehicle?

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A)   To protect the owner's property while it is in police custody
B)   To protect the police from potential danger
C)   To search for incriminating evidence
D)   To protect the police against claims or disputes over lost, stolen, or vandalized property

Question 11

Officers lawfully arrested the occupants of an auto and,after impounding it,began an inventory of the contents of the vehicle.One officer picked up a jacket on the front seat where an occupant had been sitting and noticed on the seat a burned cigarette which appeared to the officer to be marijuana.The officer's action

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A)   was a valid search under the Carroll doctrine.
B)   was an illegal warrantless search.
C)   was justifiable as a plain view seizure during an inventory.
D)   was valid because of exigency. C

Question 12

?When a vehicle has been impounded,police

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A)   have unlimited discretion in inventorying the vehicle.
B)   may inventory according to standard criteria established by their agency.
C)   may not inventory the vehicle unless there are valuables within it.
D)   may inventory the vehicle for evidence of a crime.

Question 13

Owners or renters of a vehicle and those riding with them have standing under the Fourth Amendment to challenge a search of a vehicle they recently occupied.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Define probable cause and how it relates to the exception regarding automobile searches.

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Question 15

Which of the following is a true statement?

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A)   A person's expectation of privacy in an automobile is the same as a person's expectation of privacy in the contents of mobile luggage.
B)   A person's expectation of privacy in an automobile is greater than a person's expectation of privacy in the contents of mobile luggage.
C)   The mere fact that luggage is on wheels does not mean that a warrantless search of the luggage is justified under the principles of Carroll.
D)   Before luggage can be searched, a warrant is needed in all situations regardless of exigency.

Question 16

A person has a lesser expectation of privacy in a car than in a residence because

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A)   the car is a personal effect rather than real property.
B)   a car travels public streets and its occupants are open to public view.
C)   a car is mobile.
D)   a car can be an instrumentality of a crime.

Question 17

A warrant is not required for an inventory that occurs in the field before a vehicle is impounded,but a warrant is required to justify an inventory that takes place after the vehicle is impounded.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 18

While the Carroll doctrine allows for a search of the vehicle,the doctrine does not generally permit a search of ___________________________.

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Question 19

For the automobile exception to be met regarding a search,two criteria must be met.First,the officer must believe that the automobile must contain illegal contraband,and secondly,the vehicle must be ________ such that it can be _______________.

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Question 20

If an officer has probable cause to believe that contraband is contained within a briefcase which is in the passenger compartment of an automobile,the officer may search

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A)   only the briefcase.
B)   the entire vehicle.
C)   the entire vehicle and any containers therein.
D)   the entire passenger compartment.

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