10IInformation to be given before search occurs

10I Information to be given before search occurs S. 10I(1) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 28.11(a)(i)(ii)). (1) When a police officer detains a person or a vehicle under section 10G or 10H to conduct a search, the police officer must— S. 10I(1)(a) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 28.11(a)(iii)). (a) if requested by the person, inform the person to be searched or a person in or on the vehicle, as the case requires, of the police officer's name, rank and place of duty; and S. 10I(1)(c) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 28.11(a)(ii)). S. 10I(1)(d) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 28.11(a)(ii)). (d) inform the person that the police officer intends to search the person or the vehicle (as the case requires) for weapons and is empowered to do so under this Act; and (e) give the person a search notice that complies with subsection (3). S. 10I(1A) inserted by No. 45/2017 s. 9(1). (1A) When a protective services officer detains a person or a vehicle under section 10GA or 10H to conduct a search, the protective services officer must— (a) if requested by the person, inform the person to be searched or a person in or on the vehicle, as the case requires, of the protective services officer's name, rank and place of duty; and (c) produce the officer's identification for inspection by the person, unless the protective services officer is in uniform; and (d) inform the person that the protective services officer intends to search the person or the vehicle (as the case requires) for weapons and is empowered to do so under this Act; and (e) give the person a search notice that complies with subsection (3). S. 10I(2) amended by No. 45/2017 s. 9(2). (2) Subsections (1)(e) and (1A)(e) do not apply if the person has been offered the search notice and has refused or does not wish to accept it. (3) A search notice must state that— (a) the person or vehicle is in a public place that is within a designated area; and (b) a declaration is in force under section 10D or 10E (as the case requires); and S. 10I(3)(c) amended by Nos 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 28.11(b)(i)), 45/2017 s. 9(3). (c) police officers and protective services officers on duty at a designated place are empowered to search the person and any thing in the possession or control of the person, or the vehicle (as the case requires) for weapons; and S. 10I(3)(d) amended by Nos 42/2010 s. 21(2), 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 28.11(b)(ii)), 45/2017 s. 9(4). (d) it is an offence for the person to obstruct or hinder a police officer or a protective services officer on duty at a designated place in the exercise of a power to stop and search a person or a vehicle. S. 10I(4) inserted by No. 55/2025 s. 10. (4) A search notice may be given by electronic communication in accordance with the **Electronic Transactions (Victoria) Act 2000**. S. 10J inserted by No. 92/2009 s. 12.