Arizona statute
A.R.S. § 13-3931 — Search of accused by magistrate
Current through 57th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)
Part of Article 9: Search of the Accused, Arizona Revised Statutes.
Full text of A.R.S. § 13-3931
Statutory text current through the 57th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text published by the Arizona Legislature (Arizona Legislative Council compilation, azleg.gov); it is not the official statutes of the State of Arizona.
When a person charged with felony is believed by the magistrate before whom he is brought to have on his person a dangerous weapon, or anything which may be used as evidence of the commission of the offense, the magistrate may direct that the accused be searched in his presence, and that the weapon or other thing be retained subject to his order, or to the order of the court in which defendant may be tried.
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