Criminal Code

Marginal note:Release of accused

• 519 (1) If a justice makes a release order under section 515,

  • (a) if the accused thereupon complies with the order, the justice shall direct that the accused be released

    • (i) forthwith, if the accused is not required to be detained in custody in respect of any other matter, or

    • (ii) as soon thereafter as the accused is no longer required to be detained in custody in respect of any other matter;

  • (b) if the accused does not thereupon comply with the order, the justice who made the order or another justice having jurisdiction shall issue a warrant for the committal of the accused and may endorse thereon an authorization to the person having the custody of the accused to release the accused when the accused complies with the order

    • (i) forthwith after the compliance, if the accused is not required to be detained in custody in respect of any other matter, or

    • (ii) as soon thereafter as the accused is no longer required to be detained in custody in respect of any other matter

    and if the justice so endorses the warrant, he shall attach to it a copy of the order; and

  • (c) any condition in the order that an accused abstain from communicating, directly or indirectly, with any victim, witness or other person identified in the order, except in accordance with any specified conditions, is effective from the moment it is made, whether or not the accused has been released from custody.

• Marginal note:Discharge from custody

  (2) Where the accused complies with an order referred to in paragraph (1)(b) and is not required to be detained in custody in respect of any other matter, the justice who made the order or another justice having jurisdiction shall, unless the accused has been or will be released pursuant to an authorization referred to in that paragraph, issue an order for discharge in Form 39.

• Marginal note:Warrant for committal

  (3) Where the justice makes an order under subsection 515(5) or (6) for the detention of the accused, he shall issue a warrant for the committal of the accused.