{"data":{"id":"us-mt/46-5-102","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"46-5-102","heading":"Scope of search incident to arrest.","body":"When a lawful arrest is effected, a peace officer may reasonably search the person arrested and the area within such person's immediate presence for the purpose of:\n(1) protecting the officer from attack;\n(2) preventing the person from escaping;\n(3) discovering and seizing the fruits of the crime; or\n(4) discovering and seizing any persons, instruments, articles, or things which may have been used in the commission of or which may constitute evidence of the offense.","path":["TITLE 46. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 5. SEARCH AND SEIZURE","Part 1. Legality and Admissibility"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0460/chapter_0050/part_0010/section_0020/0460-0050-0010-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:39Z","sha256":"60704ecd6895ed65a9e5f610658ca4cf95a971ba8591720807561f936fd0bbba","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/46-5-101","next":"us-mt/46-5-103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}