Mandats d'arrêt pour témoins

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General Principles

Assignation

698 (1) Lorsqu’une personne est susceptible de fournir quelque preuve substantielle dans une procédure visée par la présente loi, une assignation peut être lancée conformément à la présente partie lui enjoignant d’être présente afin de témoigner.

Note marginale :Mandat selon la formule 17

(2) Lorsqu’il paraît qu’une personne susceptible de fournir une preuve substantielle :

a) ne se présentera pas en réponse à l’assignation, si une assignation est lancée;

b) se soustrait à la signification d’une assignation,

un tribunal, un juge de paix ou un juge de la cour provinciale ayant le pouvoir de lancer une assignation pour enjoindre à cette personne d’être présente afin de témoigner, peut décerner un mandat rédigé selon la formule 17 en vue de la faire arrêter et de la faire amener pour témoigner.

Note marginale :Une assignation est d’abord émise

(3) Sauf lorsque l’alinéa (2)a) s’applique, un mandat rédigé selon la formule 17 ne peut être décerné que si une assignation a d’abord été lancée.

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Subpoena

698 (1) Where a person is likely to give material evidence in a proceeding to which this Act applies, a subpoena may be issued in accordance with this Part [Pt. XXII – Assignation (art. 697 à 715.2)] requiring that person to attend to give evidence.

Warrant in Form 17 [formes]

(2) Where it is made to appear that a person who is likely to give material evidence

(a) will not attend in response to a subpoena if a subpoena is issued, or

(b) is evading service of a subpoena,

a court, justice or provincial court judge having power to issue a subpoena to require the attendance of that person to give evidence may issue a warrant in Form 17 to cause that person to be arrested and to be brought to give evidence.

Subpoena issued first

(3) Except where paragraph (2)(a) [pouvoir de délivrer un mandat de comparution contre un témoin – conviction d'une évasion de l'assignation] applies, a warrant in Form 17 [formes] shall not be issued unless a subpoena has first been issued.
--- L.R. (1985), ch. C-46, art. 698; L.R. (1985), ch. 27 (1er suppl.), art. 203
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– CCC (CanLII), (Jus.)

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Warrant for absconding witness

704 (1) Where a person is bound by recognizance to give evidence in any proceedings, a justice who is satisfied on information being made before him in writing and under oath that the person is about to abscond or has absconded may issue his warrant in Form 18 directing a peace officer to arrest that person and to bring him before the court, judge, justice or provincial court judge before whom he is bound to appear.

Endorsement of warrant

(2) Section 528 applies, with such modifications as the circumstances require, to a warrant issued under this section.

Copy of information

(3) A person who is arrested under this section is entitled, on request, to receive a copy of the information on which the warrant for his arrest was issued.
R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 704; R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), s. 203.

– CCC (CanLII), (Jus.)

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Warrant when witness does not attend

705 (1) If a person who has been served with a subpoena to give evidence in a proceeding does not attend or remain in attendance, the court, judge, justice or provincial court judge before whom that person was required to attend may issue a warrant in Form 17 for the arrest of that person if it is established

(a) that the subpoena has been served in accordance with this Part [Pt. XXII – Assignation (art. 697 à 715.2)], and

(b) that the person is likely to give material evidence.

Warrant if witness bound by recognizance

(2) If a person who has been bound by a recognizance to attend to give evidence in any proceeding does not attend or does not remain in attendance, the court, judge, justice or provincial court judge before whom that person was bound to attend may issue a warrant in Form 17 for the arrest of that person.

Warrant effective throughout Canada

(3) A warrant that is issued by a justice or provincial court judge pursuant to subsection (1) [mandat si le témoin ne se présente pas] or (2) [mandat si le témoin est tenu de respecter un engagement] may be executed anywhere in Canada.
R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 705; R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), s. 203; 2019, c. 25, s. 286
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– CCC (CanLII), (Jus.)

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If witness arrested under warrant

706 If a person is brought before a court, judge, provincial court judge or justice under a warrant issued under subsection 698(2) [pouvoir de délivrer un mandat de comparution de témoin – motifs] or section 704 [mandat pour témoin en fuite] or 705 [mandat si le témoin ne se présente pas], the court, judge, provincial court judge or justice may, so that the person will appear and give evidence when required, order that the person be detained in custody or be released on recognizance, with or without sureties.

R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 706; R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), s. 203; 2019, c. 25, s. 287.
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– CCC (CanLII), (Jus.)

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Where the applicant fails to establish how the witness' evidence is material the judge should not issue a witness warrant.