Government of Canada / Gouvernement du Canada
Symbol of the Government of Canada

Search

Corrections and Conditional Release Act (S.C. 1992, c. 20)

Act current to 2024-03-06 and last amended on 2022-06-23. Previous Versions

Marginal note:Body cavity search

 Where the institutional head is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to believe that an inmate is carrying contraband in a body cavity and that a body cavity search is necessary in order to find or seize the contraband, the institutional head may authorize in writing a body cavity search to be conducted by a qualified medical practitioner, if the inmate’s consent is obtained.


Date modified: