Facilitation of execution of written warrant
69E Facilitation of execution of written warrant
A written warrant may be executed by using—
a copy of the warrant printed from a fax machine or computer; or
a document prescribed under a regulation containing information about outstanding warrants.
The warrant copy mentioned in subsection (1)(a) must contain, in the text printed from the fax machine or computer—
a certificate of a person using the fax machine or computer to send or make available the copy that the person has seen the original warrant and the copy is a copy of the original warrant; and
a statement specifying the time the copy was sent or made available.
The copy may be used to execute the original warrant for only 8 hours after the specified time.
In a proceeding before a court in which execution of the warrant is relevant—
a document purporting to be a warrant copy mentioned in subsection (1)(a) certified by the person receiving the copy is admissible as proof of the warrant it purports to be; and
a document purporting to be a prescribed document mentioned in subsection (1)(b), certified under a regulation, is admissible as proof of the warrants it purports to contain information about.
However, the court may require the original warrant to be produced as soon as practicable or at a later specified time.
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