Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Michigan
Privacy from police
Can a police officer legally enter my backyard for no reason and then ticket me for having two wheels of my car on my yard?
Asked on 8/30/07, 4:36 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Renee Walsh
LawRefs Nonprofit
Re: Privacy from police
This would be a trespass and a police officer's defense to trespass is some lawful right to enter, which I cannot come up with in this case. Public officials do not have any special right to trespass, unless authorized by a search warrant. There are exceptions as where a police officer pursues a criminal across private property, but I can see no reason here.
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Answered on 8/30/07, 5:33 pm