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Task: Citizen Ride-Along

Wilson v. Layne, 526 U.S. 603 (1999).

Law Enforcement agencies may be liable for 4 Amendment
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violations where they bring non-law enforcement persons into areas
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protected by the 4 Amendment.

• Ride-Along guests, including the media, who have no law

enforcement function must not be allowed to enter areas protected

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by the 4 Amendment without the consent of a person with authority
to consent.

• Liability for entry without consent will be imputed back to the law

enforcement agency.

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