Timor-Leste

Código do Processo Penal de Timor-Leste

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE

PART I
ON THE GENERAL PART

TITLE III
ON PROCEDURAL PARTICIPANTS

CHAPTER V
ON POLICE

Article 56
Urgent searches, checks and seizures

1. The police may conduct searches, checks or seizures without a court order:
(a) In the case of flagrante delicto in connection with a criminal offence that carries imprisonment; or
(b) where there is strong suspicion that items relating to a criminal offence are hidden and a delay in securing permission to retrieve them might lead to the modification, removal or destruction of such items or pose a danger to the safety of persons and goods.

2. A report of occurrence of any of the acts referred to in the preceding sub-article is prepared and either incorporated into the respective criminal case or conveyed to the Public Prosecution Service where the respective criminal proceeding is not initiated immediately, and the competent judicial authority shall assess the validity of the act.

3. Sub-article 56.2 does not apply to searches or checks in which no items relating to a criminal offence have been found.

4. Sub-article 56.1 does not apply to home searches.

Keywords

Other forms of cooperation
Cooperation under procedures of national law
National procedures for execution of requests for other forms of cooperation
Search and seizure - national proceedings



EDIT.