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Which One of the Following Statements Concerning Automobile Inventory Searches

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Which one of the following statements concerning automobile inventory searches is INCORRECT?


A) When conducted according to standard police procedures, an inventory search of an automobile legally impounded by the police is generally regarded as an administrative search not subject to ordinary Fourth Amendment requirements.
B) Inventory searches are justified by the need to protect a vehicle owner's property while the vehicle is in police custody, as well as the need to protect the police against false claims of stolen property.
C) If a routine inventory search yields evidence of crime, it may be seized and admitted into evidence without violating the Fourth Amendment.
D) When investigating crime, police may conduct an inventory search of any vehicle parked in a public parking space that has been legally ticketed for overtime parking.

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