A stadium security officer guards an access point to a stadium. He asks a visitor to open up her purse so he can check for weapons. She refuses and claims a constitutional right to not allow the search.
A. The visitor is correct and the officer must allow her to enter.
B. The visitor is incorrect and the officer can conduct a search regardless of the visitor’s refusal to allow it.
C. The visitor is correct but the search can be mandated as a condition of access to the stadium. If the visitor does not provide permission then she may be denied access.
D. The Constitution and subsequent court interpretations have provided the officer with the right to search the purse if done in the presence of a law enforcement officer.
