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Code · Wisconsin · Chapter 968 — Commencement of criminal proceedings

968.11 Scope of search incident to lawful arrest.

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968.11 Scope of search incident to lawful arrest. When a lawful arrest is made, a law enforcement officer may reasonably search the person arrested and an area within such person’s immediate presence for the purpose of:
(1)Protecting the officer from attack;
(2)Preventing the person from escaping;
(3)Discovering and seizing the fruits of the crime; or
(4)Discovering and seizing any instruments, articles or things which may have been used in the commission of, or which may constitute evidence of, the offense.
968.11 Note NOTE: See also the notes to article I, section 11 , of the Wisconsin Constitution.
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