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Section 314C — Crimes Act 1961: Powers incidental to stopping vehicles under section 314B

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314C Powers incidental to stopping vehicles under section 314B (1) This section applies whenever a vehicle is stopped under section 314B . (2) Any member of the Police may do either or both of the following: (a) Require any person in or on the vehicle to state his or her name, address, and date of birth, or such of those particulars as the member of the Police may specify: (b) Require that the vehicle remain stopped for as long as is reasonably necessary to enable a statutory search power to be exercised. (3) This section does not limit or affect the exercise of any other power, whether express or implied, that is incidental to the applicable statutory search power. Sections 314A to 314D and the preceding heading were inserted, as from 1 January 1998, by section 21 Crimes Amendment Act (No 2) 1997 (1997 No 93).

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