sec.129OPower to require detained person to remove outer garment etc.

### sec.129O Power to require detained person to remove outer garment etc. This section applies if a transit officer who has detained a person under this part reasonably suspects the person is carrying an article that could, or could be used to, cause harm to the person or someone else. The transit officer may direct the person to do 1 or more of the following— allow the officer to inspect the person’s belongings; remove 1 or more outer garments worn by the person as specified by the officer and allow the officer to inspect the garments; remove all articles from the person’s clothing and allow the officer to inspect them; allow the officer to frisk search the person. In this section— inspect , an article, includes handle the article, open it and examine its contents. s 129O ins 2008 No. 67 s 223 (sec.129O-ssec.1) This section applies if a transit officer who has detained a person under this part reasonably suspects the person is carrying an article that could, or could be used to, cause harm to the person or someone else. (sec.129O-ssec.2) The transit officer may direct the person to do 1 or more of the following— allow the officer to inspect the person’s belongings; remove 1 or more outer garments worn by the person as specified by the officer and allow the officer to inspect the garments; remove all articles from the person’s clothing and allow the officer to inspect them; allow the officer to frisk search the person. (sec.129O-ssec.3) In this section— inspect , an article, includes handle the article, open it and examine its contents. - (a) allow the officer to inspect the person’s belongings; - (b) remove 1 or more outer garments worn by the person as specified by the officer and allow the officer to inspect the garments; - (c) remove all articles from the person’s clothing and allow the officer to inspect them; - (d) allow the officer to frisk search the person.