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

Act current to 2024-02-20 and last amended on 2022-06-23. Previous Versions

Marginal note:Power to seize

  •  (1) A staff member may seize contraband, or evidence relating to a disciplinary or criminal offence, found in the course of a search conducted under sections 47 to 64, except a body cavity search or a search described in subsection 51(3).

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    (2) A medical practitioner conducting a body cavity search may seize contraband or evidence relating to a disciplinary or criminal offence found in the course of that search.

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    (3) A person conducting a search pursuant to subsection 47(2) or 49(2) may seize contraband found in the course of that search.


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