Arrest warrant application
370 Arrest warrant application
A police officer may apply to a justice for a warrant to arrest a person for an offence (arrest warrant).
The police officer may apply for the warrant whether or not a proceeding has been started against the person by complaint and summons or notice to appear.
The application must be sworn and state the grounds on which the warrant is sought.
If the application—
relates to an offence other than an indictable offence; and
is made because the applicant reasonably believes proceeding or continuing to proceed against the person named in the application by complaint and summons or notice to appear would be ineffective;
the application must state the belief and the reasons for the belief.
The justice may refuse to consider the application until the police officer gives the justice all the information the justice requires about the application in the way the justice requires.
Example—The justice may require additional information supporting the application to be given by statutory declaration.
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandum
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