UT · jury_instructions
MUJI 2d CV1318
Protective Security Sweep.
If an officer has lawfully entered a residence based on an arrest warrant, the officer is allowed to conduct a "protective security sweep" if the officer has reasonable suspicion that a person posing danger to the officer or others is in the area to be searched.
A "protective security sweep" is a limited search of the residence for the sole purpose of securing the officers' safety during the arrest. It is a limited inspection of just those spaces where a person may be found.
An arrest warrant does not authorize any search greater than a protective security sweep.
Provenance
- Source
- legacy.utcourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-22
- Edition
- 2026-08-21
- Content hash
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