MO HB1353

Peace officers must inform individuals that they are being asked to voluntarily consent to a search and that they have the right to refuse before conducting a consensual search of a person not under arrest, their effects, or a vehicle

Searches may proceed only after the person provides verbal or written consent; alternative evidence of knowing and voluntary consent is acceptable if the person cannot provide verbal or written consent

Officers are not required to use specific language; substantial compliance with the notification requirements is sufficient

Courts must consider an officer's failure to comply with these requirements as a factor when determining whether consent was voluntary in suppression motions

Exemptions include searches based on probable cause, searches incident to arrest, and searches in correctional facilities, detention facilities, mental health facilities, jails, or of probationers/parolees who consented to searches as a condition of supervision