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Documenting a Student's Consent to Search


The Consent to Search Form printed below is offered as a guide for school officials who wish to obtain written evidence of a student’s voluntary consent to search. Schools are free to modify this form to accommodate their individual needs.
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Consent to Search Form (Sample)

               I, __________________________________________,
                                                 (student’s name)

               age ______, grade ______, at _________, on the
                                                                    (time)
               ___________ of _________________, _______, at
                       (date)                             (month)                 (year)
               ___________________________________________,
                                                    (place) 

               voluntarily consent to a search by _________________

               ____________________________________________
                   ( name of school official or school safety/resource officer )

               of _________________________________________.
                              (describe item or place to be searched)

               I authorize the person conducting the search to seize any item that:
               1) is illegal; 2) violates a school rule; 3) is evidence of a crime; or
               4) is evidence of a violation of school rules. My voluntary consent
               to this search is not the result of fraud, duress, fear, or intimidation.
               __________________________________________
               (School official’s name and title)
               __________________________________________
               (School official’s signature)                                                   (Date)
               __________________________________________
               (Type or Print Student’s name)
               __________________________________________
               (Student’s Signature)
 

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