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P-22.1 - Provincial Offences Procedure Act

Section 136
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Seizures
136(1)A peace officer may seize
(a) any item of evidence the peace officer finds during a lawful search,
(b) any item of evidence found in plain view in a place where the peace officer lawfully is, and
(c) any weapon or any implement that could be used to effect an escape that the peace officer finds during a search under subsection 133(2).
136(2)Where a person who is a peace officer by virtue of paragraph (b) of the definition “peace officer” finds
(a) during a lawful search, or
(b) in plain view in a place where that person lawfully is,
an item of evidence in respect of an offence under an Act that the peace officer is not authorized to enforce, the peace officer may seize it.
Seizures
136(1)A peace officer may seize
(a) any item of evidence the peace officer finds during a lawful search,
(b) any item of evidence found in plain view in a place where the peace officer lawfully is, and
(c) any weapon or any implement that could be used to effect an escape that the peace officer finds during a search under subsection 133(2).
136(2)Where a person who is a peace officer by virtue of paragraph (b) of the definition “peace officer” finds
(a) during a lawful search, or
(b) in plain view in a place where that person lawfully is,
an item of evidence in respect of an offence under an Act that the peace officer is not authorized to enforce, the peace officer may seize it.