Corrections and Conditional Release Act (S.C. 1992, c. 20)

Marginal note:Definitions

46 In sections 47 to 67,

body cavity

body cavity means the rectum or vagina; (cavité corporelle)

body cavity search

body cavity search means the physical probing of a body cavity, in the prescribed manner; (examen des cavités corporelles)

body scan search

body scan search means a search of a body by means of a prescribed body scanner that is conducted in the prescribed manner. (fouille par balayage corporel)

frisk search

frisk search means

• (a) a manual search, or a search by technical means, of the clothed body, in the prescribed manner, and

• (b) a search of

  • (i) personal possessions, including clothing, that the person may be carrying, and

  • (ii) any coat or jacket that the person has been requested to remove,

  in accordance with any applicable regulations made under paragraph 96(l); (fouille par palpation)

non-intrusive search

non-intrusive search means

• (a) a search of a non-intrusive nature of the clothed body by technical means, in the prescribed manner, and

• (b) a search of

  • (i) personal possessions, including clothing, that the person may be carrying, and

  • (ii) any coat or jacket that the person has been requested to remove,

  in accordance with any applicable regulations made under paragraph 96(l); (fouille discrète)

strip search

strip search means

• (a) a visual inspection of the naked body, in the prescribed manner, and

• (b) a search, in accordance with any applicable regulations made under paragraph 96(l), of all clothing, things in the clothing, and other personal possessions that the person may be carrying; (fouille à nu)

urinalysis

urinalysis means a prescribed procedure by which a person provides a urine sample, by the normal excretory process, for analysis. (prise d’échantillon d’urine)