Illinois · Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 (725 ILCS 5)

725 ILCS 5 § 108-1: Search without warrant

Civil

What this law says, in plain English

This statute defines when peace officers may search a person after lawful arrest and restricts searches of vehicles based solely on certain traffic violations.

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