sec.26Roadblocks

### sec.26 Roadblocks A police officer may establish a roadblock if the police officer reasonably suspects a roadblock may be effective to apprehend or locate a person in a vehicle who— has committed a seven year imprisonment offence; or may be unlawfully depriving someone else of liberty; or For what is unlawful deprivation of liberty, see the Criminal Code , section 355 . is being unlawfully deprived of liberty; or has escaped from lawful custody; or may be endangering the life or safety of someone else. In deciding whether to establish a roadblock, the police officer must have regard to the following— when and where the relevant circumstances happened; information the police officer has about where the person sought may be travelling in a vehicle. A police officer may stop all vehicles or any vehicle at the roadblock and detain each vehicle stopped for the time reasonably necessary to search it to find out if a person mentioned in subsection (1) is in it. (sec.26-ssec.1) A police officer may establish a roadblock if the police officer reasonably suspects a roadblock may be effective to apprehend or locate a person in a vehicle who— has committed a seven year imprisonment offence; or may be unlawfully depriving someone else of liberty; or For what is unlawful deprivation of liberty, see the Criminal Code , section 355 . is being unlawfully deprived of liberty; or has escaped from lawful custody; or may be endangering the life or safety of someone else. (sec.26-ssec.2) In deciding whether to establish a roadblock, the police officer must have regard to the following— when and where the relevant circumstances happened; information the police officer has about where the person sought may be travelling in a vehicle. (sec.26-ssec.3) A police officer may stop all vehicles or any vehicle at the roadblock and detain each vehicle stopped for the time reasonably necessary to search it to find out if a person mentioned in subsection (1) is in it. - (a) has committed a seven year imprisonment offence; or - (b) may be unlawfully depriving someone else of liberty; or Note— For what is unlawful deprivation of liberty, see the Criminal Code , section 355 . - (c) is being unlawfully deprived of liberty; or - (d) has escaped from lawful custody; or - (e) may be endangering the life or safety of someone else. - (a) when and where the relevant circumstances happened; - (b) information the police officer has about where the person sought may be travelling in a vehicle.