Is inventory search of a vehicle impounded by the police a reasonable search under the fourth amendment?
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The following excerpt is from Friend v. Norton, 972 F.2d 1338 (9th Cir. 1992):
An inventory search of an impounded vehicle by the police is a reasonable search under the fourth amendment. See South Dakota v. Opperman, 428 U.S. 364, 372-76 (1976).
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