State v. Huisman

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding the impoundment is reasonable if there are “reasonable standardized procedures and a purpose other than the investigation of criminal activity”
• looking for the existence of reasonable standardized procedures and some purpose other than investigation of criminal activity and 5 holding inventory search proper even where officers are partially motivated by a belief the vehicle may contain contraband
• “We hold the Fourth Amendment demands the impoundment decision be made according to standardized criteria and an administrative or caretaking reason to impound exists.”
• noting “we look for the existence of reasonable standardized procedures”
• partial investigatory motive does not invalidate inventory search
• noting policy reasons justifying warrantless seizure of automobiles

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).