Amendment For Search And Seizure In Illinois

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This form is a Complaint. This action was filed by the plaintiff due to a strip search which was conducted upon his/her person after an arrest. The plaintiff requests that he/she be awarded compensatory damages and punitive damages for the alleged violation of his/her constitutional rights.


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In a so-called Terry stop, officers may engage with members of the public and physically search their person while in a public location without yet having any reason to arrest them.

Day in the Opinion of the Court in Weeks v. United States (1914). Fourth Amendment case law deals with three central issues: what government activities constitute "search" and "seizure;" what constitutes probable cause for these actions; how violations of Fourth Amendment rights should be addressed.

Under the Seizure School Smart Act, a student's Seizure Action Plan shall serve as the basis of the student's Section 504 Plan and must be signed by the student's parent/guardian if the student seeks assistance with epilepsy-related care in a school setting.

The Illinois Search & Seizure Clause The Illinois constitution says: “The people shall have the right to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and other possessions against unreasonable searches, seizures, invasions of privacy or interceptions of communications by eavesdropping devices or other means.

(“A search warrant for a search/seizure cannot be issued but upon probable cause, supported by affidavit, naming or describing the person to be searched or searched for, and particularly describing the property, thing, or things and the place to be searched.”)

The Constitution, through the Fourth Amendment, protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government.

The Illinois Search & Seizure Clause The Illinois constitution says: “The people shall have the right to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and other possessions against unreasonable searches, seizures, invasions of privacy or interceptions of communications by eavesdropping devices or other means.

In a so-called Terry stop, officers may engage with members of the public and physically search their person while in a public location without yet having any reason to arrest them.

Initial Fourth Amendment case law hinged on a citizen's property rights—that is, when the government physically intrudes on "persons, houses, papers, or effects" for the purpose of obtaining information, a "search" within the original meaning of the Fourth Amendment, has occurred.

Further, warrantless seizure of abandoned property, or of properties on an open field do not violate Fourth Amendment, because it is considered that having expectation of privacy right to an abandoned property or to properties on an open field is not reasonable.

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Amendment For Search And Seizure In Illinois