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Search and seizure with regard to the Fourth Amendment by Tyrrell: Statutes

This research guide is meant to aid in developing a deeper understanding of the concepts of search and seizure with regard to the Fourth Amendment.

U.S. Constitution: Fourth Amendment

U.S. Const. amend. IV

This link goes the the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution, the bedrock and cornerstone of the doctrine of search and seziure within a criminal law.

Searches and Seizures

19 U.S.C. § 1595 (West)

This section is a fantastic resource to look at the warrant requirement or what may preempt it with regard to search and seizure law.

Seizures

15 U.S.C.A. § 1265 (West)

This section deals with the U.S.C. section with regard to seizures.

Searches of Baggage and Packages

19 U.S.C.A. § 1582 (West)

This section deals largely with explaining how search and seizure law relates to baggage and what is allowed and what is not with regard to the regulations of how to execute a search or seizure of baggage.

Warantless Searches

18 U.S.C.A. § 2236 (West)

This section handles how a search without a warrant is to be conducted and the scope of it in federal court.

Destruction or Removal of Property to Prevent Seizure

18 U.S.C.A. § 2232 (West)

This section delves into destruction with regard to search and seziure and how it may be removed from a certain premises properly to avoid destruction.

Searches and seizures by government officers in connection with investigation or prosecution of criminal offenses

42 U.S.C.A. § 2000aa (West)

This section handles the topic of searches and seizures by government officers and employees in connection with investigation or prosecution of criminal offenses.

Inventory upon execution and return of search warrants

18 U.S.C.A. § 3115 (West)

This section provides guidance for police to conduct an inventory search upon execution and return of search warrant.

Civil Rights Actions with Regard to Fourth Amendment Search & Seizure

42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 (West)

This section deal with civil actions for deprivation of rights and addresses search and seizure doctrine under a civil rights action.

Search warrants

21 U.S.C.A. § 879 (West)

This tackles when a search or seizure may be made with regard to illegal contraband and how it may be administrated and executed.

Searches of vehicles and persons

19 U.S.C. § 482 (West)

This section deals with the searches of vehicles and persons.

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