Bill > SB00353

This bill proposes to modify Title 54 of the general statutes to allow law enforcement to conduct consent searches of motor vehicles using the same legal standard that currently applies to consent searches of pedestrians. In practice, this means that police officers would be permitted to request consent to search a vehicle, just as they can request consent to search a person, and the search would only proceed if the vehicle's driver or owner voluntarily agrees to the search without being coerced. The bill appears to be aimed at standardizing search protocols between vehicular and pedestrian encounters, potentially providing clearer guidelines for law enforcement and ensuring consistent application of consent search procedures across different types of personal property and spaces.

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