It is the intent of the legislature to establish policies regarding the practice of strip searching persons booked into holding, detention, or local correctional facilities. It is the intent of the legislature to restrict the practice of strip searching and body cavity searching persons booked into holding, detention, or local correctional facilities to those situations where such searches are necessary.
RCW 10.79.060
Strip, body cavity searches—Legislative intent.
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 61 Wash. App. 111 - State v. Colin (1991)
Most recently applied in 134 Wash. App. 449 - Plemmons v. Pierce County (August 2006)
1983 1st ex.s. c 42 s 1.
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