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SEARCHES

49. (1) Searches - The superintendent of a place of secure custody or temporary detention may authorize a search, to be carried out in the prescribed manner, of,
 (a)
 the place of secure custody or temporary detention or any part of the place;
 (b)
 the person of any young person confined to the place or other person on the premises of the place;
 (c)
 the property of any young person confined to the place or other person on the premises of the place;
 (d)
 any vehicle entering or on the premises of the place.
    (2) Same - The director of a place of open custody may authorize a search, to be carried out in the prescribed manner, of,
 (a)
 the place of open custody or any part of the place;
 (b)
 the person of any young person confined to the place or any employee of the place on the premises of the place;
 (c)
 the property of any young person confined to the place or any employee of the place on the premises of the place.
    (3) Contraband - Any contraband found during a search may be seized and disposed of in the prescribed manner.
    (4) Same - For the purpose of subsection (3),
  "contraband" means,
 (a)
 anything that a young person is not authorized to have,
 (b)
 anything that a young person is authorized to have but in a place where he or she is not authorized to have it,
 (c)
 anything that a young person is authorized to have but in a quantity that he or she is not authorized to have it, and
 (d)
 anything that a young person is authorized to have but which is being used for a purpose for which he or she is not authorized to use it.
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