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==General Principles==
{{seealso|Release by Police on Undertaking|Continued Detention After Appearing Before a Justice}}
Holding a person in custody when it is not prescribed by the provisions of the Criminal Code would be a violation of s. 9 of the Charter.<ref>
{{CanLIIRP|Grant|24kwz|2009 SCC 32 (CanLII)|[2009] 2 SCR 353}}{{perSCC-H|McLachlin CJ and Charron J}}{{atL|24kwz|54}} (“[A] detention not authorized by law is arbitrary and violates s. 9 [of the Charter]”)</ref>

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==Duty to Take Detainee to a Judge==
* [[Duty to Deliver Detainee to a Justice Without Unreasonable Delay]]

==Out of Province Warrantless Arrests==
* [[Out of Province Warrantless Arrest]]

==See Also==
* [[Arrest Procedure]]
* [[Continued Detention After Appearing Before a Justice]]
* [[Initial Post-Charge Detention (Until December 18, 2019)]]

[[Category:Bail]]