Reentry into a crime scene after it has been released may what?

• A. Continue
• B. Require a warrant
• C. Be allowed with supervisor approval
• D. Be done with notice

Answer: (B)

When a crime scene is released, any further searching or reentry is treated as a new search under the Fourth Amendment. The normal legal mechanism to authorize this is a warrant, issued by a judge based on probable cause and defining the scope and time of the search. Without a warrant, reentry into a released scene is not automatic legal authority, unless there is consent from the appropriate authority or exigent circumstances (like imminent danger or imminent destruction of evidence). So the key idea is that reentry into a released crime scene generally requires a warrant to stay within legal bounds.