Search without warrant incident to arrest.
Del. Code tit. 11, § 2303
in effectA search of a person, house, building, conveyance, place or other thing may be made without a warrant if:
(1) The search is made incidental to and contemporaneous with a lawful arrest;
(2) The search is made in order to find and seize:
a. The fruits of a crime;
b. The means by which the crime was committed;
c. Weapons and other things to effect an escape from arrest or custody; and
d. Evidentiary matter pertaining to the commission of a crime.
Source: DE Code (Official Site)URL: https://delcode.delaware.gov/title11/c023/sc01/index.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026
