Measure Implementation

Is this measure possible in your Member State under International Judicial Cooperation?

Superficial body search: Inspection of what a person has in his clothes or otherwise on him or among his possessions that he or she has with him or her. Invasive body search: Inspection of the body of the person being investigated, taking of a blood sample or other search directed at the body.

Legal Framework

International legal framework applicable for this measure in your Member State

EIO MLA 2000 Convention

Competent Authority

* receive the request/decision for judicial cooperation

Requests to be sent to National Bureau of Investigation An investigator-in-charge or a prosecutor. In urgent cases under certain circumstances a police officer may decide on a personal search.

Accepted languages

Accepted languages for the request/decision

Finnish, Swedish and English

Execution deadline

Deadlines for the execution of the request/decision (where applicable)

-

Concise legal practical information

Special requirements

Tests requiring medical expertise may only be performed by medical personnel. If the search is to be thorough, it has to be carried out in a separate room reserved for this purpose. If the test is conducted by a non-health care professional, a third person summoned as a witness should be present. A DNA sample may be taken without consent from the suspect if the most severe punishment is at least four years imprisonment.

Last reviewed on 27 January 2023 by EJN Secretariat

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