Criminal Code (Cap. 9)
Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 384
384. Where, however, there are reasonable grounds to believe
that, for providing for the safety of individuals or for the ke eping of
the public peace, the recognizan ce referred to in the last prec eding
article is not sufficient, the court may moreover require the
offender to find a sufficient surety, and the court may further
require that such recognizance, with or without surety, be ente red
into for an indefinite period, t hat is to say, until such time as the
court shall be of opinion that there is good cause for the term ination
of the said recognizance.
Detention in
default of
recognizance.
Amended by:
VIII.1857.12;
V .1868.21;
IV .1874.9;
XII.1913.17;
XII.1957.17;
III.2002.84.
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