sec.196Power to seize evidence generally

### sec.196 Power to seize evidence generally This section applies if a police officer lawfully enters a place, or is at a public place, and finds at the place a thing the officer reasonably suspects is evidence of the commission of an offence. The police officer may seize the thing, whether or not as evidence under a warrant and, if the police officer is acting under a warrant, whether or not the offence is one in relation to which the warrant is issued. Also, the police officer may photograph the thing seized or the place from which the thing was seized. The police officer may stay on the place and re-enter it for the time reasonably necessary to remove the thing from the place. (sec.196-ssec.1) This section applies if a police officer lawfully enters a place, or is at a public place, and finds at the place a thing the officer reasonably suspects is evidence of the commission of an offence. (sec.196-ssec.2) The police officer may seize the thing, whether or not as evidence under a warrant and, if the police officer is acting under a warrant, whether or not the offence is one in relation to which the warrant is issued. (sec.196-ssec.3) Also, the police officer may photograph the thing seized or the place from which the thing was seized. (sec.196-ssec.4) The police officer may stay on the place and re-enter it for the time reasonably necessary to remove the thing from the place.