Practice question

Under Section 20 of the CPA, what items are traffic officers (as peace officers) authorized to seize on behalf of the state?

  1. Any item they personally wish to possess.
  2. Anything concerned in or reasonably suspected of being concerned in the commission of an offense, or which may afford evidence of an offense.
  3. Only cash found in the vehicle.
  4. Only the driver's cell phone, regardless of the offense.

Answer: B — Anything concerned in or reasonably suspected of being concerned in the commission of an offense, or which may afford evidence of an offense.

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