Serbia

Criminal Procedure Code

Part II
THE COURSE OF PROCEEDINGS

A. CRIMINAL OFFENSE REPORT, PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION AND NOTIFICATION OF CRIMINAL OFFENCE

Chapter XIX
PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION AND SUBMISSION OF NOTIFICATION ON CRIMINAL OFFENCE

The activities of the police authority during preliminary investigation
Article 255

(8) The police authority may temporarily seize objects during the preliminary investigation pursuant to the provisions of the Article 82 of the present Code and in cases of existence of danger from delay, also search the apartment, other premises and persons under conditions set forth in Article 81 of the present Code.
(9) The police authorities are obligated to return the temporarily seized objects immediately to the owner or occupant if the criminal proceeding is not instigated, i.e. within three months if they fail to submit to the competent Public Prosecutor a notification of a committed criminal offence.

Keywords

Search and seizure - national proceedings



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