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Criminal Procedure Act 2011

Miscellaneous and transitional provisions - Conservation of the peace

369: Making of order for bond where person charged with offence

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If you are charged with an offence in the District Court, this section applies to you. You must be charged with an offence and there must be evidence that shows you might not keep the peace. The court can make you sign a bond to keep the peace, even if you are not found guilty of the offence or if you do not get a penalty. The court can make this order under section 367 as if someone had asked for it under section 366.

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Part 8Miscellaneous and transitional provisions
Conservation of the peace

369Making of order for bond where person charged with offence

  1. This section applies if—

  2. a person is charged before the District Court presided over by a District Court Judge with an offence; and
    1. the evidence establishes 1 or more grounds that would justify the making of an order for a bond for keeping the peace.

      1. Whether or not the defendant is convicted of the offence and whether or not any penalty is imposed on the defendant in respect of the offence, the court may make an order under section 367 as if an application had been made under section 366.

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      Notes
      • Section 369(1)(a): amended, on , by section 261 of the District Court Act 2016 (2016 No 49).