Legal Question in Consumer Law in California

Is it lawful for a retail store to require a search of a consumer's personal property prior ( bag, purse, etc.) to shopping as you enter.


Asked on 2/07/13, 11:18 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Robert Kubler The Kubler Law Firm

If a private security does this kind of stuff they're infringing the 4th Amendment. Therefore its not lawful to conduct these searches.

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Answered on 2/10/13, 6:08 pm


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