243Use of equipment to examine or process things

243 Use of equipment to examine or process things

(1) The *executing officer or *person assisting may bring to the *premises any equipment reasonably necessary to examine or process a thing found at the premises in order to determine whether it may be seized under the *search warrant in question or it is a thing that suggests the existence of a *digital asset that may be *seized under the search warrant in question. (2) The *executing officer or a *person assisting may operate equipment already at the *premises to carry out such an examination or processing if he or she believes on reasonable grounds that: (a) the equipment is suitable for this purpose; and (b) the examination or processing can be carried out without damaging the equipment or thing.