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The attending officers at the scene of an alleged summary conviction or hybrid offence do not always have cause to arrest the suspect. (See Section 495(2) ''Criminal Code'') When there is no cause to arrest the suspect but the police still intend to forward charges for an offence, they will serve an appearance notice on the accused compelling him or her to appear at a future date and time at a courthouse to face potential charges. (See ''Criminal Code'', s. 496 | The attending officers at the scene of an alleged summary conviction or hybrid offence do not always have cause to arrest the suspect. (See Section 495(2) ''Criminal Code'') When there is no cause to arrest the suspect but the police still intend to forward charges for an offence, they will serve an appearance notice on the accused compelling him or her to appear at a future date and time at a courthouse to face potential charges. (See ''Criminal Code'', s. 496 | ||
:'''NOTE:''' An accused person should note that he or she MUST attend court as directed in the Appearance Notice, but that sometimes the accused person will not be on the court list as the police might not forward the charges, the Crown might not approve charges or there may be a delay in processing the charges. If an accused person does not see his/her name on the court list on the appearance date he/she should go to the court registry to show them the Appearance Notice and ask if their his/her is on any court list. | :'''NOTE:''' An accused person should note that he or she '''MUST''' attend court as directed in the Appearance Notice, but that sometimes the accused person will not be on the court list as the police might not forward the charges, the Crown might not approve charges or there may be a delay in processing the charges. If an accused person does not see his/her name on the court list on the appearance date he/she should go to the court registry to show them the Appearance Notice and ask if their his/her is on any court list. | ||
=== 2. Promise to appear === | === 2. Promise to appear === | ||