{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-901.21","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 901.21","heading":"Search of person arrested.","body":"(1) When a lawful arrest is effected, a peace officer may search the person arrested and the area within the person’s immediate presence for the purpose of:\n(a) Protecting the officer from attack;\n(b) Preventing the person from escaping; or\n(c) Discovering the fruits of a crime.\n(2) A peace officer making a lawful search without a warrant may seize all instruments, articles, or things discovered on the person arrested or within the person’s immediate control, the seizure of which is reasonably necessary for the purpose of:\n(a) Protecting the officer from attack;\n(b) Preventing the escape of the arrested person; or\n(c) Assuring subsequent lawful custody of the fruits of a crime or of the articles used in the commission of a crime.\nHistory.—s. 21, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(21); s. 10, ch. 70-339.","path":["CHAPTER 901 ARRESTS AND TEMPORARY DETENTIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0900-0999/0901/0901.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:15:57Z","sha256":"bdc12b606dff8b67c34afdf61b65bfdd59246b0fe43b99679f6536cb14059a13","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-901.20","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-901.211"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}