sec.624General provision about searches of persons

### sec.624 General provision about searches of persons A police officer searching a person must— ensure, as far as reasonably practicable, the way the person is searched causes minimal embarrassment to the person; and take reasonable care to protect the dignity of the person; and unless an immediate and more thorough search of a person is necessary, restrict a search of the person in public to an examination of outer clothing; and if a more thorough search of a person is necessary but does not have to be conducted immediately, conduct a more thorough search of the person out of public view, for example, in a room of a shop or, if a police station is nearby, in the police station. A more thorough search may be immediately necessary because a police officer reasonably suspects the person to be searched may have a bomb strapped to the person’s body or has a concealed firearm or knife. s 624 (prev s 318) renum 2000 No. 22 s 22 amd 2024 No. 24 ss 41 , 57 s ch 1 pt 2 - (a) ensure, as far as reasonably practicable, the way the person is searched causes minimal embarrassment to the person; and - (b) take reasonable care to protect the dignity of the person; and - (c) unless an immediate and more thorough search of a person is necessary, restrict a search of the person in public to an examination of outer clothing; and - (d) if a more thorough search of a person is necessary but does not have to be conducted immediately, conduct a more thorough search of the person out of public view, for example, in a room of a shop or, if a police station is nearby, in the police station.