Court may order summons or warrant for offender’s appearance
139 Court may order summons or warrant for offender’s appearance
The court to which an authorised corrective services officer makes application under section 122 may order that a summons issue, directed to the offender, requiring the offender to appear at the time and place stated in the summons to be dealt with according to law.
If the offender to whom a summons under subsection (1) or section 128 or 129 is directed fails to appear in answer to the summons, the court may, on proof of the service of the summons on the offender, order that a warrant issue, directed to all police officers, to arrest the offender and bring the offender before the court to be dealt with according to law.
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