sec.164Gaining access to crime scenes

### sec.164 Gaining access to crime scenes It is lawful for a police officer— to enter a place to reach another place that the police officer reasonably suspects is a crime scene; and to enter a place that the police officer reasonably suspects is a crime scene and stay on the place for the time reasonably necessary to decide whether or not to establish a crime scene. What is a reasonable time for subsection (1) (b) will depend on the particular circumstances including— the nature of any information obtained or any observation made that suggests the place is a crime scene; and visible evidence that will help decide whether it is a crime scene; and any preliminary inspection of the place. s 164 amd 2018 No. 20 s 24 (sec.164-ssec.1) It is lawful for a police officer— to enter a place to reach another place that the police officer reasonably suspects is a crime scene; and to enter a place that the police officer reasonably suspects is a crime scene and stay on the place for the time reasonably necessary to decide whether or not to establish a crime scene. (sec.164-ssec.2) What is a reasonable time for subsection (1) (b) will depend on the particular circumstances including— the nature of any information obtained or any observation made that suggests the place is a crime scene; and visible evidence that will help decide whether it is a crime scene; and any preliminary inspection of the place. - (a) to enter a place to reach another place that the police officer reasonably suspects is a crime scene; and - (b) to enter a place that the police officer reasonably suspects is a crime scene and stay on the place for the time reasonably necessary to decide whether or not to establish a crime scene. - (a) the nature of any information obtained or any observation made that suggests the place is a crime scene; and - (b) visible evidence that will help decide whether it is a crime scene; and - (c) any preliminary inspection of the place.