Can police ask to see in your bag?

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Can police ask to see in your bag?

Searches for drugs, stolen items, other things obtained illegally, or things police believe may be used for crime. Police can pat you down, look in your pockets and bags and search your car. They can also ask you to open your mouth and move or shake out your hair.

Is it illegal to swear at police?

There is no specific offence of swearing at a police officer, and in fact it is not a specific crime of swearing in public, only of causing “harassment alarm or distress” under the Act mentioned above. This requires some evidence of an individual being, or being likely to be, offended by the language used.

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Can a police officer search your purse?

Police can pose a search as a demand or use bluffing techniques to carry out a search. There is much gray area to be explored in the case of the purse search by the Elk Grove Police officer because of how both the officer and Williams reacted during the encounter.

Can a police officer legally ask for ID without any suspicion?

The answer is, as in most legal questions, it depends. If an officer walks up to you and asks for your identification, that is a consensual encounter, if that’s all that they do. The idea of a consensual encounter is that the officer can do it without any kind of suspicion at all, because it’s not considered a seizure under the 4th Amendment.

Do police have to inform you before searching you?

In Schneckcloth v. Bustamonte, the Court found officers did not legally have to inform a person that consent to a search without a warrant or probable cause is a choice. Police can pose a search as a demand or use bluffing techniques to carry out a search.

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Do stores have the right to search your bag when entering?

Many stores, especially in urban areas or stores that are very busy, will have a notice or some sort of sign that says something to the effect of “we reserve the right to have you check (stow) your bag while shopping, or to search your bag before you leave”. When a customer enters a store, they do so under a licence.