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2006 Kansas Code - 22-2501

      22-2501.   Search without search warrant. When a lawful arrest is effected a law enforcement officer may reasonably search the person arrested and the area within such person's immediate 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 of the crime.

      History:   L. 1970, ch. 129, § 22-2501; July 1.

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