Can police search a 13 year old's bag without consent or probable cause?
Question Details:
Under the 4th Amendment of the United States' Constitution, law enforcement cannot search a minor's bag without probable cause or absent consent to do so. If there was a search without probable cause and without consent by the minor, there would have been an unreasonable search and seizure in violation of the minor's Constitutional Rights.
Most states in this country have their own version of the United States' 4th Amendment Right against unreasonable search and seizure.
