The good faith exception applies to searches based on invalidated state statutes, unless belief in the statute’s validity was unreasonable.

The good faith exception applies to searches based on invalidated state statutes, unless belief in the statute’s validity was unreasonable.

• A. False
• B. True
• C. Only for local ordinances
• D. Never applies to state statutes

Answer: (B)

The good faith exception lets evidence obtained under a warrant or statute that later turns out to be invalid still be admissible if the police reasonably believed the statute was valid when they acted. So, searches based on a state statute that is later invalidated can be admitted as long as the officers’ belief in its validity was reasonable. The key boundary is that if the officers knew or should have known the statute was invalid, or if the invalidity was clear on its face, the exception doesn’t apply. Since the scenario specifies “unless belief in the statute’s validity was unreasonable,” the statement is true.

The good faith exception lets evidence obtained under a warrant or statute that later turns out to be invalid still be admissible if the police reasonably believed the statute was valid when they acted. So, searches based on a state statute that is later invalidated can be admitted as long as the officers’ belief in its validity was reasonable. The key boundary is that if the officers knew or should have known the statute was invalid, or if the invalidity was clear on its face, the exception doesn’t apply. Since the scenario specifies “unless belief in the statute’s validity was unreasonable,” the statement is true.