List and explain the nine exceptions to the requirement for a search warrant. o Incident to lawful arrest—police officers may search the area within immediate

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control of a person after they have arrested him or her.
Consent—police officers may search a person without a warrant if that person ο voluntarily agrees to be searched and has the legal authority to authorize the
search.
Stop and frisk—police officers may frisk a person if they suspect that the person ο may be involved in criminal activity or pose a danger to those in the immediate
area.
Hot pursuit—if police officers are in "hot pursuit" of a subject they have probable ο cause to believe committed a crime, and that person enters a building, the officers
may search the building without a warrant.
Automobile exception—if police officers have probable cause to believe that an ο automobile contains evidence of a crime, they may search the vehicle without a
warrant.
Plain view—if police officers are legally engaged in police work and happen to ο see evidence of a crime in "plain view" they may seize it without a search
warrant.

o Abandoned property—any property that has been vacated or discarded may be
searched and seized by police officers without a warrant.
o Border searches—law enforcement officers on border patrol do not need a
warrant to search vehicles crossing the border.
Inevitable discovery—evidence that has been illegally obtained may be admitted

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