sec.800Obtaining warrants, orders and authorities, etc., by telephone or similar facility

### sec.800 Obtaining warrants, orders and authorities, etc., by telephone or similar facility This section applies if under this Act, a police officer or law enforcement officer may obtain a warrant, approval, production notice, production order, an order under section 85 (6), 85A (6), 86 (5) , 90 (6), 90A (6), 91 (6) , a noise abatement order or another authority (a prescribed authority ). A police officer or law enforcement officer may apply for a prescribed authority by phone, fax, radio, email or another similar facility if the police officer or law enforcement officer considers it necessary because of— urgent circumstances; or other special circumstances, including, for example, the police officer’s or law enforcement officer’s remote location. Before applying for the prescribed authority, the police officer or law enforcement officer must prepare an application stating the grounds on which the prescribed authority is sought. If, apart from this section, the application is required to be sworn, the police officer or law enforcement officer may apply for the prescribed authority before the application is sworn. If transmission by fax is available, the person applying must transmit a copy of the application to the person who is to decide the application. Subsection (1) applies to a forensic procedure order only if the person to whom the application for the order relates is not entitled to be given notice of the application under section 460 (2) or the person is dead. s 800 (prev s 363) renum 2000 No. 22 s 26 amd 2002 No. 33 s 12 ; 2003 No. 92 s 3 sch ; 2003 No. 49 s 21 (2) ( 2003 No. 49 s 21 (1) amdt could not be given effect); 2005 No. 45 s 24 ; 2005 No. 64 s 24 ; 2006 No. 57 s 41 ; 2016 No. 62 s 493 s ch 1 pt 1 (sec.800-ssec.1) This section applies if under this Act, a police officer or law enforcement officer may obtain a warrant, approval, production notice, production order, an order under section 85 (6), 85A (6), 86 (5) , 90 (6), 90A (6), 91 (6) , a noise abatement order or another authority (a prescribed authority ). (sec.800-ssec.2) A police officer or law enforcement officer may apply for a prescribed authority by phone, fax, radio, email or another similar facility if the police officer or law enforcement officer considers it necessary because of— urgent circumstances; or other special circumstances, including, for example, the police officer’s or law enforcement officer’s remote location. (sec.800-ssec.3) Before applying for the prescribed authority, the police officer or law enforcement officer must prepare an application stating the grounds on which the prescribed authority is sought. (sec.800-ssec.4) If, apart from this section, the application is required to be sworn, the police officer or law enforcement officer may apply for the prescribed authority before the application is sworn. (sec.800-ssec.5) If transmission by fax is available, the person applying must transmit a copy of the application to the person who is to decide the application. (sec.800-ssec.6) Subsection (1) applies to a forensic procedure order only if the person to whom the application for the order relates is not entitled to be given notice of the application under section 460 (2) or the person is dead. - (a) urgent circumstances; or - (b) other special circumstances, including, for example, the police officer’s or law enforcement officer’s remote location.