Compelling Attendance by Accused Without Arrest: Difference between revisions

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 ==Grounds to Issue an Appearance Notice Without an Arrest==
-Section 496 concerns the issuing of an appearance notice without arrest:
+Section 497 concerns the issuing of an appearance notice without arrest:
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-; Appearance notice for judicial referral hearing
+; Issue of appearance notice by peace officer
-If a peace officer has reasonable grounds to believe that a person has failed to comply with a summons, appearance notice, undertaking or release order or to attend court as required and that the failure did not cause a victim physical or emotional harm, property damage or economic loss, the peace officer may, without laying a charge, issue an appearance notice to the person to appear at a judicial referral hearing under section 523.1.
+If, by virtue of subsection 495(2), a peace officer does not arrest a person, they may issue an appearance notice to the person if the offence is
+:(a) an indictable offence mentioned in section 553;
+:(b) an offence for which the person may be prosecuted by indictment or for which they are punishable on summary conviction; or
+:(c) an offence punishable on summary conviction.
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 |[{{CCCSec|496}} CCC]
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+}}{{C75-fix}}
 Where an officer provides an appearance notice, the notice must be confirmed under s. 505 and 508.