Receipt for things seized
52 Receipt for things seized
As soon as practicable after a police officer seizes a thing under this part, the police officer must give a receipt for it to the person from whom it was seized.
If, for any reason, it is not practicable to comply with subsection (1), the police officer must leave the receipt, secured conspicuously, at the place of seizure under section 50 (Police officer may seize things).
A receipt under this section must include the following:
a description of the thing seized;
an explanation of why the thing was seized;
the police officer’s name, and how to contact the police officer;
if the thing is moved from the premises where it is seized—where the thing is to be taken.
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