District of Columbia § 48-921.01 Arrests, searches and seizures without warrant.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 48-921.01 — Arrests, searches and seizures without warrant.

District of Columbia § 48-921.01

Title 48Foods and Drugs.

Ch. 9BControlled Substances Generally.

Subch. ISearches Involving Controlled Substances.

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D.C. Code § 48-921.01 (2026).

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(a)Repealed.

(b)Arrests without a warrant, and searches of the person and seizures pursuant thereto, may be made for a violation of subsection (a) of this section hereof by police officers, as in the case of a felony, upon probable cause that the person arrested is violating such subsection at the time of his arrest.

(c)No evidence discovered in the course of any such arrest, search, or seizure authorized by subsection (b) of this section hereof shall be admissible in any criminal proceeding against the person arrested unless at the time of such arrest he was violating the provisions of this section.

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(a) Repealed.

(b) Arrests without a warrant, and searches of the person and seizures pursuant thereto, may be made for a violation of subsection (a) of this section hereof by police officers, as in the case of a felony, upon probable cause that the person arrested is violating such subsection at the time of his arrest.

(c) No evidence discovered in the course of any such arrest, search, or seizure authorized by subsection (b) of this section hereof shall be admissible in any criminal proceeding against the person arrested unless at the time of such arrest he was violating the provisions of this section.

Legislative History

June 20, 1938, 52 Stat. 787, ch. 532, § 2; July 24, 1956, 70 Stat. 618, ch. 676, title III, § 301(b); Aug. 5, 1981, D.C. Law 4-29, § 604(a)(3); Mar. 16, 1982, D.C. Law 4-77, § 3, 29 DCR 46