The Gant V

The Gant v.Arizona (2009) case limited police ability to search a vehicle incident to arrest to situations:

A) involving an arrest for a violent crime.
B) where the arrestee/occupant is unsecured and within reaching distance of the passenger compartment or there is reason to believe the vehicle is not owned by the arrestee/occupant.
C) where there could be evidence of the crime in the vehicle or there is reason to believe the vehicle may be moved if not searched immediately.
D) where the arrestee/occupant is unsecured and within reaching distance of the passenger compartment or there could be evidence in the vehicle of the crime for which the person was arrested.