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§ Â 2302. Search without warrant in hot pursuit.

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Delaware Code › Title 11 › Chapter 23 › Subchapter I › Section 2302

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A search of a person, house, building, conveyance, place or other thing may be made without a warrant if the search is made for a person hotly pursued provided the pursuer has probable cause to believe that such person has committed a felony or a misdemeanor.

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