Peace Bond (Vulnerable Witnesses)

From Criminal Law Notebook
Orders under sections 486 to 486.5 and 486.7

810.5 (1) Sections 486 to 486.5 [provisions protecting victims and witnesses] and 486.7 [witness security order – application and factors] apply, with any necessary modifications, to proceedings under any of sections 83.3 [terrorism recognizance] and 810 to 810.2 [peace bonds].

Offence — order restricting publication

(2) Every person who fails to comply with an order made under any of subsections 486.4(1) to (3) [order restricting publication – sexual offences] or subsection 486.5(1) [order restricting publication – victims and witnesses] or (2) [order restricting publication – justice system participants] in proceedings referred to in subsection (1) [provisions relating to witness protection apply to peace bond hearings] is guilty of an offence under section 486.6 [breach of ss. 486.4 and 486.5 publication ban].

2019, c. 13, s. 154.
[annotation(s) added]

CCC (CanLII), (DOJ)


Note up: 810.5(1) and (2)