Definitions - Property

Question 1

means a thing over which a person has surrendered any possessory right or privacy right and which
may or may not relate to a crime and/or crime scene and which potentially has some evidentiary value.

Answer 1

Abandoned Property

Question 2

means a police officer who swears to an affidavit, commonly used when requesting a search warrant before a
Justice.

Answer 2

Affiant

Question 3

means a police officer assigned to prepare and manage a case for trial. A case manager is assigned for
each Confidential Crown Envelope (crown envelope and/or eBrief) and designated in accordance with established unit
policy.

Answer 3

Case Manager

Question 4

the purposes of court disclosure means a divisional warrant officer, or an on-duty designate, or a court
officer who is a sworn peace officer, during the lawful execution of their duties.

 A common informant must be a peace officer who has been appropriately informed regarding the
investigation and seizure. Examples may include
* the affiant of the search warrant
* the case manager
* the exhibit officer
 Members authorized to submit a Form 5.2 do not include special constables who are members
of Court Services

Answer 4

Common Informant

Question 5

means the detention of property beyond the initial three (3) months from the date of seizure.

Answer 5

Continued Detention

Question 6

means a police officer delegated to seize all property, commonly used when a search warrant is executed.

Answer 6

Exhibits Officer

Question 7

means seizure of private property because
 it was illegally obtained, or
 it is an illegal substance, or
 the legal basis for possession has ended.

Answer 7

Forfeiture

Question 8

means an Order prepared and signed by a Justice to authorize the disposal of seized property by the
Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC) and/or the Ministry of the Attorney General (MAG).

Answer 8

Forfeiture Order

Question 9

means any property which was located by a member or a citizen and turned over to a member, and the
item (at the time) has no apparent evidentiary value.

Answer 9

Found Property

Question 10

means information obtained from a thing that is seized.

Answer 10

Informational Material

Question 11

for the purposes of filing a Report to Justice Form 5.2 means a police officer, or a
special constable who is a sworn peace officer (excluding special constables assigned to Court Services)

Answer 11

Peace Officer – Report to Justice

Question 12

means a Justice of the Peace or a Provincial Court Judge

Answer 12

Justice

Question 13

means any article and/or document found by, seized by, surrendered to, or intended to be surrendered to a
Service member.

Answer 13

Property

Question 14

means a thing, including informational material, seized from a person and/or place, with or without a warrant, by a peace officer without that person’s consent.

Answer 14

Seized Property

Question 15

means a peace officer who has seized property, either with or without a search warrant, and includes a special constable during the lawful execution of their duties.

Answer 15

Seizing Officer

Question 16

means any article, document, informational material and/or thing whose possession has been
voluntarily given to a member and the item (at that time) may or may not have

Answer 16

Surrendered Property