Criminal Code (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-46)

Marginal note:Remand in custody

• 516 (1) A justice may, before or at any time during the course of any proceedings under section 515, on application by the prosecutor or the accused, adjourn the proceedings and remand the accused to custody in prison by warrant in Form 19, but no adjournment shall be for more than three clear days except with the consent of the accused.

• Marginal note:Detention pending bail hearing

  (2) A justice who remands an accused to custody under subsection (1) or subsection 515(11) may order that the accused abstain from communicating, directly or indirectly, with any victim, witness or other person identified in the order, except in accordance with any conditions specified in the order that the justice considers necessary.

• Marginal note:Duration of order

  (3) An order made under subsection (2) remains in force,

  • (a) until it is varied or revoked;

  • (b) until an order in respect of the accused is made under section 515;

  • (c) until the accused is acquitted of the offence, if applicable; or

  • (d) until the time the accused is sentenced, if applicable.