Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-33k

Current with legislation from the 2024 Regular and Special Sessions.
Section 54-33k - "Strip search" defined

For the purposes of this section and section 54-33l, "strip search" means having an arrested person remove or arrange some or all of his or her clothing or, if an arrested person refuses to remove or arrange his or her clothing, having a peace officer or employee of the police department remove or arrange the clothing of the arrested person so as to permit a visual inspection of the genitals, buttocks, anus, female breasts or undergarments used to clothe said anatomical parts of the body.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-33k

(P.A. 80-93, S. 1; P.A. 81-234, S. 1.)

Section does not address those strip searches that are conducted incident to lawful arrest on a felony charge.82 CA 111.