Know Your Rights: Illegal Search and Seizure

Illegal Search and Seizure: general information about your rights in California. This is not legal advice.

Overview

A search or seizure may be unlawful when police act without a warrant, consent or an accepted legal exception. Courts can exclude evidence obtained that way in some situations.

What to Know

Whether a particular search was illegal varies with facts, such as where it took place and why.

What Families Should Do

If you believe a search was unlawful, do not resist. Write down what happened and contact an attorney.

Questions to Ask an Attorney

Consider asking:

Who will represent the person if a private attorney is not hired?
What are the next deadlines?
Are protective or no-contact orders involved?
What does the court expect of the person after release?

What to Have Ready Before You Call

Having these details ready helps a bail agent look up the case:

Your own name and phone number
The person's full legal name and date of birth
The booking number, if you have it
The jail or station where the person is held
The charges, if known

Talk to Bail Bonds Monterey Park Experts

Bail Bonds Monterey Park Experts is based at 220 S. Glendora Ave Suite J, Glendora, CA 91741 and takes calls at (626) 513-8778 (open 24 hours / 7 days). For your rights: illegal search and seizure, an agent can explain how bonds work in Los Angeles County, where people are held after an arrest by Monterey Park Police Department, such as Men's Central Jail, and which courthouse, for example Alhambra Courthouse (serving Monterey Park), hears the case.

A Note on Limits

Rules and local practice change over time. Check the current bail schedule and court procedures with the county, and use this page as general background only, not as legal advice.