Can company security legally search my car on their property?

[Vincent Black]

What is the name of your state? Florida


I was at orientation today for this job that I was hired at and the head of security told us that our cars can be subject to being searched under probable cause. Example :

Someone says I have alcohol in my car and I am called outside, and I am supposed to let them search my car. I don't care if my car is on their property or not, the inside of a car is private property, how can they have the right to search it?

The reason why I ask is because I have a cocealed carry permit, but they say firearms aren't allowed on their property. Doesn't the fact that the inside of my car is considered private property mean that they wouldn't have the right to search it? I would really like to know what the law on this is?

 

[CheeseBlotto]

Very simple. Leave the weapon at home. The employer is perfectly within their rights.

 

[Beth3]

Ditto. As long as you have been given advance notice that your vehice is subject to search while on the employer's property, you have no expectation of privacy and therefore the employer is free to inspect your car if they feel it necessary.

By the way, just because you have a permit to carry a gun does not mean that you may bring the weapon onto your employer's property, which most employers emphatically and specifically prohibit. You need to leave the gun at home or refrain from parking your car in the employer's property. If they find out you have a gun in your car in their parking lot, they almost certainly will fire you.