Which of the following justifies the lawful search of a person's pockets, clothing, wallet, and other personal possession?

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When a person is lawfully arrested, officers may conduct a search of the arrestee’s person and the immediate areas within reach to protect officer safety and to prevent the destruction of evidence. This is the search incident to a lawful arrest rule, and it specifically covers areas like pockets, clothing, wallets, and other personal possessions because these items may conceal weapons or evidence and are under the arrestee’s immediate control.

Consent, plain view, and exigent circumstances are different routes to justification and aren’t required here. Consent would be voluntary permission to search; plain view requires seeing evidence in plain sight during a lawful intrusion; exigent circumstances apply when there’s an immediate emergency or risk. The situation described fits the custodial-arrest scenario, which is what authorizes the search of the arrestee’s person and their immediate belongings.