If an officer has probable cause to search a container after the container has been removed from a vehicle, then the Carroll doctrine _____.

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The Carroll doctrine applies to the warrantless search of a vehicle when there is probable cause to believe that it contains contraband or evidence of a crime. However, once a container has been removed from the vehicle and is no longer associated with the vehicle, the Carroll doctrine no longer applies. The officer must then have a separate, independent basis for a warrantless search or obtain a warrant based on probable cause to search the container.

If an Officer Has Probable Cause to Search a Container