Strip Search and Body Cavity Search II

In this archive episode, Dennis goes over some guidelines regarding strip and body cavity searches. Recorded on 06/10/2018. I. Definitions A. Strip Search 1. Removal or rearrangement of clothing to permit visual inspection of a person's a. undergarments b. buttocks c. anus d. genitals e. breasts 2. The following does not constitute a strip search: a. removal or rearranging of clothing reasonably required to render medical treatment or assistance, or b. removal of articles of outer clothing, such as coats, ties, belts, or shoelaces. B. Body Cavity Search 1. Visual inspection or manual search of a person's a. anal cavity b. vaginal cavity II. Search Requirements A. Detention or arrest without custodial confinement 1. Strip Search a. NO exigent circumstances: (1) Search warrant or consent, and (2) Authorized by officer in charge of the station house. b. Exigent circumstances: Strip Search and Body Cavity Search Requirements and Procedures (7/95) (1) Probable cause to believe that the person is concealing a weapon, contraband, or evidence of crime, and (2) Exigent circumstances prevent obtaining a search warrant or approval of officer in charge. 2. Body cavity search is not appropriate without custodial confinement B. Custodial Confinement 1. Strip Search a. Officer in charge authorizes confinement in municipal detention facility or transfer to adult correctional facility, and b. Officer in charge authorizes search, and c. One of the following: (1) Search warrant, or (2) Consent, or (3) Reasonable suspicion to believe that the person is concealing a weapon, contraband or Controlled Dangerous Substances. 2. Body Cavity Search a. Officer in charge authorizes confinement in municipal detention facility or transfer to adult correctional facility, and b. Officer in charge authorizes search, and c. One of the following: (1) Search warrant, or (2) Consent III. Procedures A. Strip Search 1. Conducted by person of same sex, and 2. Conducted in private, and 3. Conducted under sani