PART 4 PROCEDURES (6) The police officer may make more than 1 application under subsection (5) until the expert assistance is available, (7) The police officer must, by way of notice, notify the person who has custody or control of the data storage medium, computer network or computer system: (a) the intention of the police officer to apply for an extension; and (b) __ that the person is entitled to be heard in relation to the application. 48 (1) Assisting police officer in executing computer warrant A police officer may direct a person in possession or control of, or with knowledge of, the data storage medium, computer network or computer system to assist the police officer to: (a) access and operate the data storage medium, computer network or computer system to access any computer data (including data stored at any place or on a separate data storage medium); and {b) obtain and copy the data; and (c) use equipment to make copies of the data; and (d) obtain an intelligible output from the computer-system in a format that can be read; and (e) do anything that the police officer reasonably requires. (2) — A person who fails without reasonable excuse to comply with a direction under subsection (1), commits an offence and is.liable on conviction: 49 (1) _ (a) in the case of an individual — to a fine not exceeding VT 1,000,000 or a term of imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or both; or (b) _in the case of a body corporate — to a fine not exceeding VT 2,000,000. Exercising reasonable care For the purposes of this section, damage, in relation to data, includes damages by erasing of the date ar addition of ether data-but dees act include the reasonable alteration of data by digital forensic processes. Cybercrime Act No, 22 of 2021 40

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