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Delaware · Through 2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424) · Newer source version available

11 Del. C. § 2303: Search without warrant incident to arrest.

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  1. Title 11. Crimes and Criminal Procedure
  2. Criminal Procedure Generally
  3. CHAPTER 23. Search and Seizure
  4. Subchapter I. General Provisions

A search of a person, house, building, conveyance, place or other thing may be made without a warrant if:

(1) The search is made incidental to and contemporaneous with a lawful arrest;

(2) The search is made in order to find and seize:

a. The fruits of a crime;

b. The means by which the crime was committed;

c. Weapons and other things to effect an escape from arrest or custody; and

d. Evidentiary matter pertaining to the commission of a crime.

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