Tribal Law - Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico; National Indian Law Library, Native American Rights Fund

Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico - Tribal Law

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Pueblo de San Ildefonso Code.

8.2.1.190 Search and Seizure, No Warrant

(a) No Law Enforcement Officer shall search or seize any property without warrant nor shall any property seized be admitted into evidence unless:

(1) The Officer has reasonable cause to believe that the person in possession of such property is engaged in the commission of an offense.

(2) The search is incidental to a lawful detention of a motor vehicle or lawful arrest or is reasonably related to the offense for which the defendant is taken into custody.

(3) The Officer has probable cause to believe that the person has in possession contraband or fruits of the crime and the time to get a warrant would endanger the Officer's safety or seriously risk the destruction of the evidence.