As Amended by Senate Committee
Session of 1999
SENATE BILL No. 206
By Committee on Judiciary
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10 AN ACT repealing K.S.A. 22-2501; concerning crimes, criminal pro-
11 cedure and punishment; relating to searches incident to a lawful arrest;
12 amending K.S.A. 22-2501 and repealing the existing section.
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14 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
15 Section 1. K.S.A. 22-2501 is hereby amended to read as follows: 22-
16 2501. When a lawful arrest is effected a law enforcement officer may
17 reasonably search the person arrested and the area within such person's
18 immediate presence for the purpose of
19 (a) Protecting the officer from attack;
20 (b) Preventing the person from escaping; or
21 (c) Discovering the fruits, instrumentalities, or evidence of the a
22 crime.
23 Sec. 2. Section 1. K.S.A. 22-2501 is hereby repealed.
24 Sec. 3. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
25 publication in the statute book.