Pat search definition

Pat search means a search during which the staff pat down or frisk various areas
Pat search means a search during which the staff pat down or frisk various areas of the person’s body while the person remains clothed;
Pat search means an inspection, by hand, of a youth’s person and outer clothes while the youth is clothed.

More Definitions of Pat search

Pat search means a thorough search of a fully-clothed inmate, including the clothing and personal property in the inmate's possession.
Pat search means the touching or feeling of the juvenile’s clothed body to detect contraband.

Related to Pat search

  • Strip search means having a person remove or arrange some or all of his or her clothing so as to permit an inspection of the genitals, buttocks, anus, or undergarments of the person or breasts of a female person.