Can a probation officer search a probationer's electronic device under the terms of their probation?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Wright, 249 Cal.Rptr.3d 410, 37 Cal.App.5th 120 (Cal. App. 2019):
People v. Valdivia (2017) 16 Cal.App.5th 1130, 1137-1139, review granted Feb. 14, 2018, S245893 ( Valdivia ) [electronic device search condition was reasonably related to future criminality because it helped the probation officer ensure that the defendant was complying with the conditions of his probation by obeying all laws]; In re P.O. (2016) 246 Cal.App.4th 288, 293-296, 200 Cal.Rptr.3d 841 [electronic device search condition was reasonably related to future criminality because it enabled peace officers to review the probationer's electronic activity for indications that the probationer had drugs or was otherwise violating his probation].)2
[249 Cal.Rptr.3d 423]
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