A. Unless otherwise authorized by law, the officer shall not remove the person in custody’s blouse, skirt, dress, shirt, pants and/or underwear (including, but not limited to, underpants, T-shirt, bra, slip, nylons and/or pantyhose); provided, however, that if the person is wearing more than one blouse, skirt, dress, shirt or pair of pants, the officer shall remove the outer blouse, skirt, dress, shirt or pair of pants, but shall not remove the blouse, skirt, dress, shirt or pair of pants worn closest to the skin of the that person’s torso. Unless otherwise authorized by law, if a person in custody is wearing an article of clothing not described in this subsection, the officer shall not remove the article of clothing if it is worn next to the skin of that person’s torso.

B. The officer shall remove from the person in custody:

C. The officer shall separate the person in custody from closed containers found on or in the possession of that person. The officer shall not remove attached property unless the attached property is reasonably considered dangerous personal property.

D. The officer shall inspect the waistband and empty the pockets of the clothing worn by the person in custody. The officer shall perform an external patting of the clothing remaining upon the person in custody. An officer of the same sex, if reasonably available, shall visually inspect under the clothing covering the side and front abdominal area and back lumbar area above the waist of the person in custody.

E. The officer shall empty the pockets of clothing removed from the body of the person in custody.

F. Except for attached property, the officer shall remove all items of personal property from the removed and remaining clothing of the person in custody.

G. The officer shall remove from and inspect all items of personal property within any open container found on or in possession of the person in custody.

H. A closed container found on or in the possession of a person in custody shall not be opened by the officer unless the closed container is designed to or objectively likely to contain valuable personal property. A closed container designed to or objectively likely to contain valuable personal property includes wallets, purses, coin purses, fanny packs, backpacks, suitcases, or briefcases.

I. Footwear, including socks, may be returned to the person in custody after inspection, provided such return does not create an unreasonable risk of harm to the health or safety of the person in custody, the officer, or any other person, or the property of any of them, or the property of the City. [BC 2.08.035, added by Ordinance No. 4377, 12/5/05; amended by Ordinances No. 4385, 3/20/06, Ordinance No. 4612, 2/19/13, Ordinance No. 4670, 12/8/15]