About this video
A quick map of vehicle-search law: officers may search with your consent, with probable cause under the automobile exception, incident to an arrest under the Gant limits, as an inventory after a lawful impound, or with a warrant. Brian Foley explains that four of those five must be justified by the officer after the fact — and the fifth, consent, is the one you decide.
This video is educational only and does not create an attorney-client relationship.