HB 2229--
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Session of 1997
HOUSE BILL No. 2229
By Committee on Judiciary
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8 AN ACT concerning criminal procedure; relating to search without search
9 warrant; amending K.S.A. 22-2501 and repealing the existing section.
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11 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
12 Section 1. K.S.A. 22-2501 is hereby amended to read as follows: 22-
13 2501.(a) When a lawful arrest of a person other than a person who is an
14 occupant of a motor vehicle as defined by K.S.A. 8-1437 and amendments
15 thereto is effected, a law enforcement officer may reasonably search the
16 person arrested and the area within such person's immediate presence
17 for the purpose of:
18 (a) (1) Protecting the officer from attack;
19 (b) (2) preventing the person from escaping; or
20 (c) (3) discovering the fruits, instrumentalities, or evidence of the
21 crime.
22 (b) When a lawful arrest of a person who is an occupant of a motor
23 vehicle as defined by K.S.A. 8-1437 and amendments thereto is effected,
24 a law enforcement officer may reasonably search the person arrested and
25 the area within such person's immediate presence for the purpose of:
26 (1) Protecting the officer from attack;
27 (2) preventing the person from escaping; or
28 (3) discovering the fruits, instrumentalities or evidence of any crime.
29 Sec. 2. K.S.A. 22-2501 is hereby repealed.
30 Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
31 publication in the statute book.