Officers knock on an apartment door looking for a male suspect. A female opens the door and the officers learn from her that the suspect is not present and that she is his live-in girlfriend. The officers want valid consent to search. What legal options do the officers' have?

a. they must wait till the suspect returns and ask him

b. they may obtain consent from the girl only if she pays at least part of the rent.
c. they may, without further inquiry, obtain consent from the girl.
d. they may ask the apartment manager.


c

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