Compelling Appearance with Prior Judicial Scrutiny

• Author: Steve Coughlan/Alex Gorlewski
• Pages: 126-130

126 Police Powers / Compelling Appearance

1.3(b) Compelling Appearance with Prior Judicial

Scrutiny

Lay an information1

Was the information

laid by a peace

oicer?2

Has the accused

already been issued

an appearance notice

or released under

ss 497–98?4

Yes

Is a case for making

the accused answer

the charge made out?6

No

Are there reasonable

grounds to believe it is

necessary in the public

interest to issue an

arrest warrant?8

Yes

Yes

Issue arrest warrant10

(Go to Chart 1.3(a))

Refer to

provincial

court judge or

designated

justice3

No

Go to

Chart

1.3(c)5

Yes

Issue a

summons9

Take no action7

No

No