we got caught drinking in our dorm..bad i know ....but can they search throguh eveything bags drawers?
2007-11-30 07:52:26 · 11 answers · asked by asdfgh 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
right but its my stuff suitcases drawers..
2007-11-30 07:58:01 · update #1
From the other answers, I must be wrong in thinking that a dorm room would always be considered a legal residence just as an apartment or hotel room would be, and therefore require a search warrant. Who owns the property is irrelevant as it is a legal residence. I guess it must depend on where you live. For instance, in Canada the police would unquestionably need a search warrant no matter who owns the building. Once a warrant is obtained (and I doubt it would be in a case such as this) a search can be conducted anywhere on the premises that could contain whatever is being searched for ... ie. closets, suitcases, etc. I just can't fathom any judge issuing a warrant for booze in a dorm room. Warrants are not that easy to get!
2007-11-30 15:12:21 · answer #1 · answered by Penguin_Bob 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. If you live in dorms, the university can grant the right to search anything inside of it. Doesnt matter if it is your stuff. Usually the only exception is if it is locked.
2007-11-30 16:04:07 · answer #2 · answered by cheechalini 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
even though you didn't read the 12312 page agreement before moving in, you agreed to concent to a search whenever they feel it is necessary and have probable cause. The probable cause in this case was drinking, and they had every right to search thereafter.
2007-11-30 16:04:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, the cops can legally go through anything since you were in the dorm (university property) and doing something illegal.
2007-11-30 15:59:44 · answer #4 · answered by kellyed17 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately they can in most cases. Move off campus and drink if thats the way you want to go.
2007-11-30 16:00:46 · answer #5 · answered by Slick 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and, apparently, they messed-up a lot of letters in your question, like taking the "r" from "searching".
Bad, naughty, cops!
Good, drunk, coeds! ;)
2007-11-30 16:37:11 · answer #6 · answered by skaizun 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check the student handbook and see what the campus policy is.
2007-12-01 23:38:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pretty much - a dorm is school property, not your private property.
2007-11-30 15:56:52 · answer #8 · answered by Jim P 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes as as they have a pretty darn good reason.
2007-11-30 16:00:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep.
2007-11-30 16:06:09 · answer #10 · answered by jennyღ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋