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Peace bonds are similar to a civil court restraining order, and are also based on the lesser burden of proof of civil law. [citation needed] A peace bond can be issued by a criminal court judge or a Justice of the Peace. [2] A peace bond is usually issued when the Crown Prosecutor is convinced that a strong case does not exist against the accused.
Alternatively, where a peace officer believes on reasonable grounds that a person has committed an indictable offence, the peace officer can lay an information before a Provincial Court judge or a justice of the peace. If the judge or justice of the peace is satisfied grounds exist, they can issue a summons requiring an accused to appear in ...
The Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba 1870–1950: A Biographical History. Toronto: Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History. McCullough, Sharon Gail. 2000. Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench in Equity, 1872–1895: A Study in Legal Administration and Records. Winnipeg, University of Manitoba. Smandych, Russell, and Karina Sacca. 1996.
This list of Manitoba government departments and agencies shows the names and periods of activity for departments of the provincial Government of Manitoba, along with their respective agencies, boards, and commissions.
The origins of the binding-over power are rooted in (1) the takings of sureties of the peace, which "emerged from the peace-keeping arrangements of Anglo-Saxon law, extended by the use of the royal prerogative and royal writs" and (2) the separate device of sureties of good behaviour, which originated as a type of conditional pardon given by ...
Judges of the Provincial Court are appointed by Order-in-Council of the Province of Manitoba upon the recommendation of a Judicial Advisory Committee, which is composed of the Chief Judge, four citizens appointed by the provincial government, the President of the Law Society of Manitoba, the President of the Manitoba Bar Association, and a representative of the Provincial Court judges.
Manitoba Justice (French: Justice Manitoba), or the Department of Justice (Le ministere de la justice; formerly the Department of the Attorney General), [6] [7] is the provincial government department responsible for administering the Crown Law justice systems in the province of Manitoba.
Arrest warrants are issued by a judge or justice of the peace under the Criminal Code.. Once the warrant has been issued, section 29 of the code requires that the arresting officer must give notice to the accused of the existence of the warrant, the reason for it, and produce it if requested, if it is feasible to do so.