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or bring in an accused person, in order to deprive of liberty the perpetrator of a criminaloffence or to eliminate a direct and serious threat to persons and property. The reasonsfor conducting a search without a warrant shall be specified in the record.(2) The holder of the abode, if present at the scene, is entitled to object to the actions ofthe authorities referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article. The authorised officer of theMinistry of Internal Affairs shall instruct the holder of the abode of this right and enter hisobjection in the certificate on entering the premises and in the record of the search.(3) In the cases referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article no record shall be made, norecord shall be made, but the holder of the abode shall immediately be issued acertificate specifying the grounds for entering the premises and the objections of theholder of the premises. If a search was also conducted in premises belonging to another,the provisions of Article 79 paragraphs 3 and 7 of this Code shall be applied.(4) Authorised officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs may without a search warrantand without the presence of witnesses perform personal searches during theenforcement of arrest warrants or during deprivation of liberty, where there existssuspicion that the person possesses an offensive weapon or implement, or if there existssuspicion that he will discard, conceal or destroy objects which should be seized fromhim as evidence in criminal proceedings.(5) Where authorised officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs conduct searches withoutsearch warrants, they are required to promptly file a report thereof to the investigatingjudge, and if no proceedings have yet been instituted – to the competent publicprosecutor.2. Seizure of objectsArticle 82(1) Objects which must be seized under the Criminal Code, or which may serve asevidence in criminal proceedings, shall be seized and placed with the court forsafekeeping, or their safekeeping will be secured in another way.(2) The objects referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article include automatic dataprocessing devices and equipment on which electronic records are kept or may be kept.Where so ordered by the court, persons using these devices and equipment shall makethem accessible to the authority conducting the proceedings and provide informationrequired for their use. Before seizing such objects, the authority conducting theproceedings shall in the presence of an expert conduct an inspection of the devices andequipment and make a record of their contents. If the user is attending the aforesaidactivity, he may enter his objections.(3) Anyone holding such objects is required to surrender them when so ordered by thecourt. Persons who refuse to surrender the objects may be fined up to 100,000 RSD,and if after paying the fine they once again refuse to surrender the objects, they mayagain be fined in the same manner. These provisions shall also be applied to officialsand responsible persons in public organs of authority, enterprises or other legal persons.