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Nevada Revised Statutes Title 14. Procedure in Criminal Cases § 179.063. Officer prohibited from performing body cavity search unless warrant contains specific authorization to perform body cavity search of person

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

1. An officer conducting a search of a person pursuant to a warrant shall not perform a body cavity search of the person unless the warrant contains specific authorization from the magistrate who issued the warrant to perform a body cavity search of the person. Such specific authorization must set forth the reasons for the necessity of a body cavity search of the person.

2. As used in this section:

(a) “Body cavity” means, with respect to:

(1) A male person, the rectum.

(2) A female person, the rectum or vagina.

(b) “Body cavity search” means the touching or probing of a body cavity of a person, regardless of whether or not there is actual penetration of that body cavity.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 14. Procedure in Criminal Cases § 179.063. Officer prohibited from performing body cavity search unless warrant contains specific authorization to perform body cavity search of person - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-14-procedure-in-criminal-cases/nv-rev-st-179-063/

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