UPON ARRIVAL AT CLT; FLT CREW OF LTT WERE ADVISED THAT CHECKED BAGGAGE HAD BEEN BOARDED IN THE CABIN IN VIOLATION OF SECURITY REGULATIONS.

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ON FLT FROM DAY TO CLT; ALL NORMAL GND AND LOADING PROCS TOOK PLACE. THE PAX AND BAGGAGE WERE LOADED AND I FILLED OUT THE WEIGHT AND BALANCE FORM FROM THE INFO ON THE WEIGHT MANIFEST. UPON ARRIVING IN CLT AFTER THE PAX DISEMBARKED; THE FLT ATTENDANT MADE THE CAPT AND MYSELF AWARE THAT THERE WAS A PROB WITH THE GND PERSONNEL CONCERNING BAGGAGE. THE BAGGAGE HANDLERS SAID THAT CHECKED BAGS HAD BEEN LOADED IN THE ACFT CABIN AND THAT THIS WAS A VIOLATION. I WAS UNSURE IF THIS WAS A VIOLATION; SO I LOOKED INTO ALL OF MY COMPANY PROVIDED MANUALS FOR ANY PROCS RESTRICTING CHECKED BAGS IN THE CABIN. I WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY POLICIES RESTRICTING THIS TYPE OF OP. I WAS STILL UNSURE IF A VIOLATION HAD TAKEN PLACE AND WAS ALSO UNSURE IF I COULD HAVE PREVENTED IT HAD I KNOWN THAT THIS WAS A VIOLATION BECAUSE MY ONLY KNOWLEDGE OF BAG PLACEMENT IS THE FORM; WHICH DIDN'T SHOW THE CHECKED BAGS IN THE CABIN. I WILL DO MORE RESEARCH TO FIND OUT IF THE BAGGAGE HANDLER WAS CORRECT ABOUT THE VIOLATION AND HOW I MIGHT MITIGATE FURTHER SUCH OCCURRENCES.