Section 46-5-105 – Reasonable suspicion required before strip search

May 13, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Montana

A person arrested or detained for a traffic offense or an offense that is not a felony may not be subjected to a strip search or a body cavity search by a peace officer or law enforcement employee unless there is reasonable suspicion to believe the person is concealing a weapon, contraband, or evidence of the commission of a crime.

ยง 46-5-105, MCA

Added by Laws 2013, Ch. 192, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2013.