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Version of section 499 from 2019-12-18 to 2024-03-06:


Marginal note:Release from custody — arrest with warrant

 If a person who has been arrested with a warrant by a peace officer is taken into custody for an offence other than one listed in section 469 and the warrant has been endorsed by a justice under subsection 507(6), a peace officer may release the person, if

  • (a) the peace officer issues an appearance notice to the person; or

  • (b) the person gives an undertaking to the peace officer.

  • R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 499
  • R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), s. 186
  • 1994, c. 44, s. 40
  • 1997, c. 18, s. 53
  • 1999, c. 25, s. 5(Preamble)
  • 2019, c. 25, s. 214

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