sec.649Watch-house officer may search person in custody at watch-house

### sec.649 Watch-house officer may search person in custody at watch-house A watch-house officer may search and re-search a person to whom chapter 16 applies if the person is in custody at a watch-house. A watch-house officer may seize from the person anything found during the search that the watch-house officer reasonably suspects may provide evidence of the commission of an offence. Also, the watch-house officer may take and retain, while the person is in custody— anything that may endanger anyone’s safety, including the person’s safety; or anything that may be used for an escape; or anything else the watch-house officer reasonably considers should be kept in safe custody while the person is in custody. s 649 ins 2006 No. 26 s 61 (sec.649-ssec.1) A watch-house officer may search and re-search a person to whom chapter 16 applies if the person is in custody at a watch-house. (sec.649-ssec.2) A watch-house officer may seize from the person anything found during the search that the watch-house officer reasonably suspects may provide evidence of the commission of an offence. (sec.649-ssec.3) Also, the watch-house officer may take and retain, while the person is in custody— anything that may endanger anyone’s safety, including the person’s safety; or anything that may be used for an escape; or anything else the watch-house officer reasonably considers should be kept in safe custody while the person is in custody. - (a) anything that may endanger anyone’s safety, including the person’s safety; or - (b) anything that may be used for an escape; or - (c) anything else the watch-house officer reasonably considers should be kept in safe custody while the person is in custody.