22-2501. Search without search warrant.
22-2501
22-2501. Search without search warrant.When a lawful arrest is effected a law enforcement officer mayreasonably search the person arrested and the area within such person'simmediate presence for the purpose of
(a) Protecting the officer from attack;
(b) Preventing the person from escaping; or
(c) Discovering the fruits, instrumentalities, or evidence ofa crime.
History: L. 1970, ch. 129, § 22-2501;Revived and amended, L. 2006, ch. 211, § 8; July 1.