Warrant Not Needed to Hide GPS on California Parolee’s Car

Law enforcement officers can place GPS tracking devices on the vehicles of California parolees without first obtaining a warrant.

Placing a GPS device on a car is a search under the Fourth Amendment, but under California law warrantless searches are a condition of parole, the Ninth Circuit ruled March 15.

Kyle Korte was on parole when he became a suspect in a string of bank robberies. The police placed the GPS on his car without a warrant and he was ultimately convicted of bank robbery.

Korte argued hiding the GPS on his car violated the Fourth Amendment.

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