> If this is found to be permitted, then search warrants are no longer necessary in many situations since the police can simply hire anyone who is not a LEO to

> If this is found to be permitted, then search warrants are no longer necessary in many situations since the police can simply hire anyone who is not a LEO to conduct a warrantless search on their behalf. There is a distinction to be made that a warrant often authorizes behavior that would otherwise be unlawful in the first place - which this doesn't really seem to be. That's not to say that I think this is okay.