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==General Principles==

A violation any terms of  release conditions issued under s. 515 can result in one or more of the following:<ref>
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# arrest for violating a summons, appearance notice, promise to appear, undertaking or recognizance (524(1)(a) or (b));
# cancellation of the release order and order that the accused be kept in custody for a further bail hearing (524(4));
# Release on new undertaking or recognizance (524(5)); and/or
# A charge for breach of undertaking or recognizance (145(5.1)).
# a application for estreatment of recognizance.

Where an accused is arrested for an offence while released on a recognizance, the recognizance will remain in place.<ref>
s. 765</ref>

A recognizance remains in effect from the sureties remain bound by the conditions under section 764 (1) despite the breach allegation and arrest warrant being issued.<ref>
{{CanLIIRx|Lowingali|262w0|2009 ABPC 185 (CanLII)}}{{perABPC|Daniel J}}</ref>

; Burden of Proof
When restrictive conditions contain exceptions, there is no burden upon the Crown to ''dis''prove the applicability of any of the conditions.<ref>
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The burden to prove the applicability of an exception to a condition lies on the accused on a balance of probabilities.<ref>
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==Topics==
* [[Arrest Warrants for Accused Persons]]
* [[Revoking, Terminating, or Replacing Bail or Remand Orders]]
* [[Release After Breach of Release Conditions]]
* [[Breach of Undertaking, Recognizance, or Probation (Offence)]]
* [[Estreatment of Recognizance]]

; Historical
* [[Breach of Release Conditions (Until December 18, 2019)]]

==See Also==
* [[Release With and Without Sureties and Deposits]]
* [[Breach of Undertaking, Recognizance, or Probation (Offence)]]