Which concept is illustrated by the scenario in which a person's car is searched after it has been impounded for being illegally parked?
A) search incident to arrest
B) closed container
C) immediate control
D) inventory search

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The concept illustrated in the scenario is an inventory search. When a car is impounded, the police may conduct an inventory search of the vehicle to make an inventory of its contents to protect the owner's property and the department from false claims of theft or damage. This is not a search incident to arrest, because the person was not arrested, and it is not a closed container or immediate control search because the car is impounded and is no longer within the immediate control of the person.

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