Marginal note:Recognizances
53 (1) Notwithstanding paragraphs 498(1)(c) and (d), 499(1)(b) and (c) and 515(2)(b), (c), (d) and (e) of the Criminal Code, neither an officer in charge nor a justice of the peace may direct that a recognizance be entered into in an amount that exceeds the fine established in respect of the contravention under paragraph 8(1)(c).
Marginal note:Money or other valuable security
(2) Notwithstanding paragraphs 498(1)(d), 499(1)(c) and 515(2)(d) and (e) of the Criminal Code, neither an officer in charge nor a justice of the peace may direct that a sum of money or other valuable security in an amount or value that exceeds the fine established in respect of the contravention under paragraph 8(1)(c) be deposited.
Marginal note:Money or other valuable security as fine deposit
(3) Where in a proceeding in respect of a contravention the defendant deposits a sum of money or other valuable security with an officer in charge or a justice of the peace and the defendant is afterwards convicted in the proceeding, the money or valuable security shall
(a) be applied on account of the fine and fees imposed; and
(b) to the extent that its amount or value exceeds the amount of the fine and fees imposed, be returned to the defendant.
Marginal note:Return of money or other valuable security
(4) Where in a proceeding in respect of a contravention the defendant deposits a sum of money or other valuable security with an officer in charge or a justice of the peace and the defendant is afterwards acquitted in the proceeding, the money or valuable security shall be returned to the defendant.
- 1992, c. 47, s. 53
- 1996, c. 7, s. 32
- 1999, c. 25, s. 28
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