Police Checklists

General Warrant

• ☐ Information in writing
• ☐ Information under oath

• ☐ there is "reasonable grounds to believe":
  • ☐ an offence has been committed;
  • ☐ the offence is a Criminal Code or other act of Parliament;
• ☐ Reasonable grounds to believe:
  • ☐ information concerning the offence will be obtained

Warrant ot Enter a Residence

• ☐ Form 7.1
• ☐ authorizing a peace officer to enter a dwelling to arrest a person.

Body Impression ITO (487.092)

ITO

• ☐ under oath or affirmation
• ☐ oath or affirmation by a "peace officer"
• ☐ Judge is satisfied there are "reasonable grounds to believe":
  • ☐ an offence under the Criminal Code or other statute was committed AND
  • ☐ Information concerning the offence will be obtained
  • ☐ it is in the best "interests of justice" to grant the warrant

Elements

• Subjedct of seizure:
• handripnts
• footprints
• fingerprints
• foot prints
• teeth impressions
• impressions of any other body part

AND

• warrant includes terms and conditions to ensure the seizure is reasonable.

Telewarrant

• body impression is obtainable by telewarrant (487.092(4))

Seizure of Weapons

• ☐ appilcation by a peace officer
• ☐ in relation to a person
• ☐ there are "reaosnabel grounds to belief" that it is not "desirable in the interests of the safety" of that person or other persons to possess: weapon, prohibited device, ammo, prohibited ammo, explosive subsdtyancr4o or a related licence.

CDSA Search

ITO

• ☐ under oath or affirmation
• ☐ oath or affirmation by a "peace officer"
• ☐ Judge is satisfied there are "reasonable grounds to believe":
  • ☐ In a "place" there is:
  • ☐ something that will afford evidence of a CDSA offence OR
  • ☐ a controlled substance or precursor in respect of which the CDSA have been violated
  • ☐ property "related" to a CDSA offence
  • ☐ something in which a controlled substance or precuror is concealed.

See Also

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