sec.29Searching persons without warrant

### sec.29 Searching persons without warrant A police officer who reasonably suspects any of the prescribed circumstances for searching a person without a warrant exist may, without a warrant, do any of the following— stop and detain a person; search the person and anything in the person’s possession for anything relevant to the circumstances for which the person is detained. The police officer may seize all or part of a thing— that may provide evidence of the commission of an offence; or that the person intends to use to cause self harm or harm to someone else; or if section 30 (1) (b) applies, that is an antique firearm. s 29 amd 2013 No. 45 s 54 ; 2016 No. 62 s 309 ; 2023 No. 26 s 24 ; 2024 No. 24 s 57 sch 1 pt 2 (sec.29-ssec.1) A police officer who reasonably suspects any of the prescribed circumstances for searching a person without a warrant exist may, without a warrant, do any of the following— stop and detain a person; search the person and anything in the person’s possession for anything relevant to the circumstances for which the person is detained. (sec.29-ssec.2) The police officer may seize all or part of a thing— that may provide evidence of the commission of an offence; or that the person intends to use to cause self harm or harm to someone else; or if section 30 (1) (b) applies, that is an antique firearm. - (a) stop and detain a person; - (b) search the person and anything in the person’s possession for anything relevant to the circumstances for which the person is detained. - (a) that may provide evidence of the commission of an offence; or - (b) that the person intends to use to cause self harm or harm to someone else; or - (c) if section 30 (1) (b) applies, that is an antique firearm.