California · Penal Code
PEN §846: Any person making an arrest may take from the person arrested all offensive weapons which he may have about his person, and must deliver them to the magistrate before whom he is taken.
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A person making an arrest may remove any offensive weapons from the arrested person and must deliver them to the magistrate.
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Any person making an arrest may take from the person arrested all offensive weapons which he may have about his person, and must deliver them to the magistrate before whom he is taken.
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