California Penal Code 833 – A peace officer may search for dangerous weapons any person whom he …
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A peace officer may search for dangerous weapons any person whom he has legal cause to arrest, whenever he has reasonable cause to believe that the person possesses a dangerous weapon. If the officer finds a dangerous weapon, he may take and keep it until the completion of the questioning, when he shall either return it or arrest the person. The arrest may be for the illegal possession of the weapon.
(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 2147.)
Terms Used In California Penal Code 833
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- peace officer: signify any one of the officers mentioned in Chapter 4. See California Penal Code 7
- person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See California Penal Code 7