Category: K9 Searches

Drug Sniffing Dog in Motel or Apartment Hallway

Today’s question is: May officers run a drug dog in apartment or motel hallways?  And the answer is “yes” and “no.”  Officers can run a drug canine in a motel or hotel hallway, but they cannot run the same dog in an apartment hallway. Let me explain to you why.  Now, first of all, when […]

K9 Sniffs in Parking Lots

Today’s question is: Can you run a canine in a motel parking lot? The short answer is yes, you can, and here’s why.  A person that is staying at a hotel does not usually have any reasonable expectation of privacy in the parking lot.  Think about it.  When you go to stay at a Hilton […]

Drug K9 After State Legalizes Weed

Here is our next question:  Can you use a marijuana trained dog after your state legalizes marijuana? This question came from an officer in Kansas.  The officer said, “Hey, I got a question here. You know, our department is implementing a brand new canine program. And apparently the dog is going to be proofed on […]

Marijuana-Trained Canines After Legalization

Can you use a marijuana trained dog after your state legalizes marijuana? This question came from an officer in Kansas. The officer said, “Our department is implementing a brand new canine program. And apparently the dog is going to be proofed on marijuana. Now currently, marijuana is illegal in Kansas. So far, so good. But […]