Marginal note:Appearance notice for judicial referral hearing

496 If a peace officer has reasonable grounds to believe that a person has failed to comply with a summons, appearance notice, undertaking or release order or to attend court as required and that the failure did not cause a victim physical or emotional harm, property damage or economic loss, the peace officer may, without laying a charge, issue an appearance notice to the person to appear at a judicial referral hearing under section 523.1.

Marginal note:Issue of appearance notice by peace officer

497 If, by virtue of subsection 495(2), a peace officer does not arrest a person, they may issue an appearance notice to the person if the offence is

• (a) an indictable offence mentioned in section 553;

• (b) an offence for which the person may be prosecuted by indictment or for which they are punishable on summary conviction; or

• (c) an offence punishable on summary conviction.