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N.D.Ga.: Inventory policy need not be in writing

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

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Inventory policy does not have to be written to be standardized. Here, it was reasonable to impound the vehicle where the arrest was at a Taco Bell drive thru and then conduct this inventory. The police would be negligent not to. United States v. Beckford, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 36338 (N.D. Ga. February 2, 2010)*: The government's evidence with respect to the impound policy was thin but sufficient. Under the circumstances, any policy that did not allow for law enforcement to take custody of the Avalanche would have been illogical and dangerous. It would have been unreasonable, if not negligent, for the agents to leave the Avalanche unattended in the drive-thru lane or the private parking lot of the Taco Bell restaurant, particularly since there was reason to believe it might contain weapons and/or currency...continue to full post

Full post as published by Fourth Amendment on April 17, 2010 (boomark / email).

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