Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation - Operations Manual

Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

Article 19 – Arrest, Search, and Seizure

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52050.16.2 Reasonable Suspicion

  • A clothed body search may be initiated when there is reasonable suspicion based on articulable facts, circumstances, and rational inferences that a person has committed, is committing, or is about to commit a crime.