Can the police search my house without a warrant?

Most of the time, the police are not allowed to legally search your home or residence without a search warrant. However, under these certain circumstances, they are allowed by law to enter your home without a warrant:

If you as the property owner consent and give them permission to enter and look around
If the officer has a right to be on your property and sees evidence of a crime in plain view, he or she may seize it
If you are arrested in your home for a crime, then the police may search the premises for weapons or evidence
If not searching your home could endanger the public or lead to loss of evidence, then the police may search under “exigent circumstances”

If a police officer has illegally searched your residence, then the Champaign-Urbana criminal lawyers of Bruno Law Offices can help. Contact us today at (217) 328-6000.

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