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2011 Kansas Code
Chapter 22. - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Article 25. - SEARCH AND SEIZURE
22-2501 Search without search warrant.

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 a crime.

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