(a) A law enforcement official may ask a person if he or she may conduct a search of their person, provided such law enforcement official has reasonable and articulable suspicion that weapons, contraband or other evidence of a crime is contained upon the person, or that the search is reasonably necessary to further an ongoing law enforcement investigation. A law enforcement official who solicits consent to search a person shall, whether or not the consent is granted, complete a police report documenting the reasonable and articulable suspicion for the solicitation of consent, or the facts and circumstances that support the search being reasonably necessary to further an ongoing law enforcement investigation.
(b) A law enforcement official serving a search warrant may, if such official has reason to believe that any of the property described in the warrant is concealed in the garments of any person in or upon the place or thing to be searched, search the person for the purpose of seizing the same. When the person to be searched is a woman, the search shall be made by a female law enforcement official or other woman assisting in the service of the warrant, or by a woman designated by the judge or judge trial referee issuing the warrant.
(1963, P.A. 652, S. 2; P.A. 80-313, S. 9; P.A. 01-72, S. 4; July Sp. Sess. P.A. 20-1, S. 22; P.A. 21-33, S. 6.)
History: P.A. 80-313 rephrased provisions but made no substantive changes; P.A. 01-72 made a technical change for purposes of gender neutrality and added reference to judge trial referee; July Sp. Sess. P.A. 20-1 added Subsec. (a) re consent of a person, designated existing language as Subsec. (b) and made technical changes; P.A. 21-33 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing provision re person's consent to search of person not to constitute justification absent probable cause with provisions re law enforcement official permitted to ask to conduct search provided certain conditions exist and requirement to complete police report documenting suspicion for solicitation of consent or facts and circumstances supporting necessity of search.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 959 - Court Jurisdiction and Power
Section 54-1 and 54-1a. - Criminal jurisdiction of trial justices; of Court of Common Pleas.
Section 54-1b. - Arraignment of prisoner. Advice as to rights.
Section 54-1c. - Admissibility of confession.
Section 54-1f. (Formerly Sec. 6-49). - Arrest without warrant. Pursuit outside precincts.
Section 54-1l. - Short title: Alvin W. Penn Racial Profiling Prohibition Act.
Section 54-1n. - Complaint by victim of identity theft. Law enforcement agency's responsibilities.
Section 54-1o. - Electronic recording of custodial interrogations.
Section 54-1p. - Eyewitness identification procedures.
Section 54-1s. - Racial Profiling Prohibition Project Advisory Board. Membership. Duties.
Section 54-2. - Conviction and binding over by trial justice.
Section 54-2c. - Traffic violator need not appear in court, when. Schedule of fines established.
Section 54-2e. - Issuance of rearrest warrant or capias for failure to appear.
Section 54-25 and 54-26. - Release on recognizance. Witnesses in courts of other states.
Section 54-33. - Search warrants for gambling and lottery implements.
Section 54-33b. - Search of person.
Section 54-33c. - Warrant application, affidavits, execution and return. Copies. Orders.
Section 54-33d. - Interference with search.
Section 54-33e. - Destruction of property.
Section 54-33f. - Motion for return of unlawfully seized property and suppression as evidence.
Section 54-33i. - “Journalist”, “news organization” and “news” defined.
Section 54-33j. - Issuance of search warrant for property of journalist or news organization.
Section 54-33k. - “Strip search” defined.
Section 54-33l. - Strip searches. Procedure.
Section 54-33m. - Failure to wear seat belt not probable cause for vehicle search.
Section 54-33n. - Search of school lockers and property.
Section 54-33o. - Search of vehicle stopped solely for a motor vehicle violation.
Section 54-33p. - Restrictions on cannabis-related stop or search of a person or motor vehicle.
Section 54-34 and 54-35. - Search of person. Condemnation of gambling implements, notice.
Section 54-36. - Disposition of property held as evidence.
Section 54-36b. - Examiner of seized property, appointment, duties.
Section 54-36c. - Disposition of seized property on order of the examiner of seized property.
Section 54-36e. - Firearms and ammunition to be turned over to state police. Sale at public auction.
Section 54-36f. - Receipt for seized property to be given by law enforcement officials.
Section 54-36i. - Drug assets forfeiture revolving account. Allocation of moneys.
Section 54-36n. - Identification and tracing of seized and recovered firearms and ammunition.