California assembly Bill 93 would bring an end to warrantless searches where someone gives an officer permission to search their car or any personal property, making it illegal for a police officer to search through someone’s belongings without a warrant or probable cause.

the government should not engage in the practice of encroaching on people’s privacy without a warrant supported by probable cause or where appropriate, probable cause without a warrant,” said Carmen Nicole Cox, Director of Government Affairs for ACLU California Action.

The ACLU says these searches rarely turn up evidence and can lead to unnecessary police confrontation.

The ACLU says that people are often pressured into allowing these searches.

“What we see is that people aren’t actually voluntarily giving up their right to be free from government intrusion, they’re feeling coerced, they’re feeling duress, they’re feeling fear,” said Nicole Cox. “Consent searches don’t result in an increase in public safety and that’s especially for people of color, for youth who are targeted.”

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