If you don't like the fact that parole searches may occur in your home, you need to consider asking the parolee to live elsewhere.

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In broad terms, when a parolee shares a residence with other people, only those areas occupied by the parolee or areas of common habitation are subject to a parole search. The mere fact that an occupant is on parole does not give a parole officer the authority to search property occupied or controlled solely by other persons. There may be some question as to what areas of a home are solely occupied or controlled by persons other than the parolee.

If you were asked to consent to parole searches of your home when you agreed to let the parolee live with you, and you granted that consent, then the searches may proceed based upon your consent. You may withdraw your consent, but that may cause the parole officer to revisit the question of whether the parolee should reside in your home.

Similarly, if a parole search is being conducted in your home and the officers performing the search ask for permission to search parts of the home that are neither under the control of or accessed by the parolee, the grant of consent would render the search proper.

If officers who are conducting a parole search observe evidence of illegal activity or contraband in plain view, even if in areas of the residence that are not accessible by the parolee, they do not have to ignore that evidence. Whether they might expand their search based upon the evidence in plain view or first seek a warrant to expand their search will depend on the facts.

If you are present during a parole search, officers have the right to assure their safety by conducting a weapons pat-down.