I the police obtain a search warrant to search your house, can they be held liable for any damage they may cause to the property or items inside the property? Lets say they ruin your Van Gogh, break some antique vases, tear out your carpets, and put a few wholes in the drywall will they have to pay for the damages if nothing sinister is found (you get ruled out as a suspect).
2007-08-04 02:20:57 · 5 answers · asked by JG T 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Sorry about the spelling.
2007-08-04 02:22:17 · update #1
no, if the police have a search warrant for your house or property, they are not responsible for any damage that results from the search even if you are not found guilty. Sorry.
2007-08-04 05:47:14 · answer #1 · answered by ஜSnazzlefrazzஜ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I was this person, I would not be even thinking about hurting an officer. First off, the officer is just doing his job and "the person" wants to hurt or possibly kill the officer because "the person" has some illegal items. That is irrational, inhuman, and idiotic. When an officer gets a search warrant it will list specifically what the officer is searching for and the officer can search areas where that item or items might be hidden. There is not an extreme expectation of privacy in a home when it comes to search warrants. There are no liabilities when it comes to the two different types of search warrants. Why do you think there would be liabilities? The officers are executing a search warrant for the prosecuting attorney and the judge. The officers will go in, get what they want, leave a receipt of what they took, and leave. End of story. Don't hurt innocent officers.
2016-05-17 23:04:33 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-06-10 10:10:05 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I the warrant talks about things that could be hidden inside a wall or inside a vase and the open the wall up or break the vase to help find the item then they are in the scope of the warrant and will not be labial.
Now if an office does it to be mean then that PD will have issues.
2007-08-04 03:13:36 · answer #4 · answered by joe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Laws vary by state/country....
But generally, police can be held liable for any malicious damage -- anything that is caused by intentional or reckless conduct -- but generally not for simple negligence.
However, the laws vary by jurisdiction, so check your local listings or consult a licensed attorney in your area.
2007-08-04 02:26:23 · answer #5 · answered by coragryph 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋