A strip search is an invasive investigation occurring when a police officer asks an individual to remove portions of clothing or items from their person. What Is a Strip Search?The arresting officer must receive approval from the on-duty supervisor (sergeant or above) prior to conducting a strip search. A facility shall have a written policy and procedure that provides for pat, strip, and body cavity searches in accordance with law. §. Subp. 3. You will never be strip searched on a traffic stop. Strip searches have strict guidelines and traffic stops don't fall under those guide lines. Forced body cavity searches violate the 4th Amendment, according to a Minnesota Supreme Court ruling filed Wednesday. Activists call for change. A U.S. District Court judge says two Minneapolis police officers illegally stripsearched a man during a 2009 traffic stop. The nighttime exception must be noted and authorized in the warrant.