Conducting warrantless vehicle searches

How're you doing Law enforcement officers. It's Anthony Bandiero, here with Blue to Gold law enforcement training.

And today, I'm going to teach you the four elements that you need before you can do a warrantless vehicle search. The first element is probable cause that seems obvious. You need probable cause that the vehicle contains contraband or evidence. The second element is that the vehicle cannot be inside curtilage. Right, you must have lawful access to the vehicle. So that means that the vehicle mainly is on a public street or in a public parking lot. But if the vehicles inside a garage, underneath a carport, in the back yard, you likely do not have lawful access to that vehicle. And so, therefore, you're gonna need something else, for example, consent to be on the property by somebody with a parent or actual authority or some kind  ...