Regulación de los registros corporales en Míchigan

Explicación Simple

Esta ley dice que, por lo general, no puedes registrar partes privadas de alguien sin un permiso. Hay algunas excepciones, como en prisiones o en hospitales.

Es como si en un partido de fútbol, el árbitro necesitara una tarjeta amarilla para revisar si un jugador tiene alguna falta. Sin esa tarjeta, no puede intervenir.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan está en una prisión en Míchigan. Si los guardias creen que tiene algo oculto, pueden hacer un registro corporal sin una orden, pero solo si tienen el permiso de su jefe. En cambio, si Juan estuviera en la calle, necesitarían una orden judicial para hacerlo.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

MCL 764.25b - Body cavity search Sec. 25b. (1) As used in this section: (a) “Body cavity” means the interior of the human body not visible by normal observation, being the stomach or rectal cavity of a person and the vagina of a female person. (b) “Body cavity search” means a physical intrusion into a body cavity for the purpose of discovering any object concealed in a body cavity. (2) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a search of a body cavity shall not be conducted without a valid search warrant. (3) Subsection (2) does not apply to a body cavity search of a person who is any of the following: (a) A person serving a sentence for a criminal offense in a detention facility or a state correctional facility housing prisoners under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections, including a youth correctional facility operated by the department of corrections or a private vendor under section 20g of 1953 PA 232, MCL 791.220g. (b) A person who, as a result of an order by a court, is lodged in an inpatient facility operated by or under contract with the department of community health or a county community mental health board, if the person is self-abusive and the search is necessary for his or her protection. (c) A person who, as the result of a dispositional order entered after adjudication by the juvenile division of probate court before January 1, 1998 or by the family division of the circuit court on or after January 1, 1998, is residing in a juvenile detention facility. (4) If any of the circumstances described in subsection (3)(a), (b), or (c) applies, a search of a body cavity shall not be conducted unless the person conducting the search has obtained prior written authorization from the chief administrative officer of the facility or from that