sec.166Responsibility after establishing crime scene

### sec.166 Responsibility after establishing crime scene As soon as reasonably practicable after the responsible officer establishes the crime scene, a police officer must apply to a Supreme Court judge or magistrate for a crime scene warrant. For provisions about crime scene warrants, see division 2 . Subsection (1) does not apply if the place is a public place. However, if the place is a public place only while it is ordinarily open to the public and the occupier of the place requires a police officer at the place to leave the place, the police officer may apply under division 2 for a crime scene warrant. The application must be made to a Supreme Court judge for a crime scene warrant if it is intended to do something that may cause structural damage to a building. Subsection (4) applies whether or not a magistrate has issued a crime scene warrant for the place. If a judge or magistrate refuses to issue a crime scene warrant for the place, the place stops being a crime scene. (sec.166-ssec.1) As soon as reasonably practicable after the responsible officer establishes the crime scene, a police officer must apply to a Supreme Court judge or magistrate for a crime scene warrant. For provisions about crime scene warrants, see division 2 . (sec.166-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the place is a public place. (sec.166-ssec.3) However, if the place is a public place only while it is ordinarily open to the public and the occupier of the place requires a police officer at the place to leave the place, the police officer may apply under division 2 for a crime scene warrant. (sec.166-ssec.4) The application must be made to a Supreme Court judge for a crime scene warrant if it is intended to do something that may cause structural damage to a building. (sec.166-ssec.5) Subsection (4) applies whether or not a magistrate has issued a crime scene warrant for the place. (sec.166-ssec.6) If a judge or magistrate refuses to issue a crime scene warrant for the place, the place stops being a crime scene.