{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-54-33k","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-33k","heading":"“Strip search” defined.","body":"For the purposes of this section and section 54-33l, “strip search” means having an arrested person remove or arrange some or all of his or her clothing or, if an arrested person refuses to remove or arrange his or her clothing, having a peace officer or employee of the police department remove or arrange the clothing of the arrested person so as to permit a visual inspection of the genitals, buttocks, anus, female breasts or undergarments used to clothe said anatomical parts of the body.","path":["TITLE 54. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 959*. COURT JURISDICTION AND POWER","PART II*. SEARCHES"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_959.htm#sec_54-33k","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:19Z","sha256":"33913f72deb0c2cb532d43d3ce1a8a73b5bfc019ad85084d76f3f370b9227f1f","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-54-33j","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-54-33l"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}