When an Officer Arrests a Person Who Is a Passenger

Multiple Choice

When an officer arrests a person who is a passenger in a car, the officer may search the vehicle as part of the search incident to the arrest:

A) automatic right to thoroughly search the entire car
B) automatic right to thoroughly search the passenger compartment
C) search of the passenger compartment is allowed if there is a reason to believe it contains evidence of the crime for which the person was arrested
D) a search warrant is required in order to search the car