In Canadian law, a peace bond is an order from a criminal

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 that requires a person to keep the peace.
Usually, other conditions are attached such as a requirement to abstain from certain activities or avoid communicating, directly or indirectly with certain individuals and/or avoid certain locations or individuals,
A peace bond is entered into in lieu of criminal charges or as a requirement for charges to be withdrawn.

The bond can last for up to twelve months. Violation of the peace bond can make one subject to arrest or result in a fine. It is written under Section 810 of the Criminal Code of Canada

Criminal Code of Canada

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See also

• Bail (Canada)
  Bail (Canada)
  Bail in Canada refers to the release of a person charged with a criminal offence prior to being sentenced. A person may be released by a peace officer or by the courts. A release on bail by the courts is officially known as a judicial interim release. There are also a number of ways to compel a...
  
  
• Probation
  Probation
  Probation literally means testing of behaviour or abilities. In a legal sense, an offender on probation is ordered to follow certain conditions set forth by the court, often under the supervision of a probation officer...
  
  
• Parole
  Parole
  Parole may have different meanings depending on the field and judiciary system. All of the meanings originated from the French parole . Following its use in late-resurrected Anglo-French chivalric practice, the term became associated with the release of prisoners based on prisoners giving their...
  
  
• Anti-Social Behaviour Order
  Anti-Social Behaviour Order
  An Anti-Social Behaviour Order or ASBO is a civil order made against a person who has been shown, on the balance of evidence, to have engaged in anti-social behaviour. The orders, introduced in the United Kingdom by Prime Minister Tony Blair in 1998, were designed to correct minor incidents that...
  
   (UK)
• Restraining order
  Restraining order
  A restraining order or order of protection is a form of legal injunction that requires a party to do, or to refrain from doing, certain acts. A party that refuses to comply with an order faces criminal or civil penalties and may have to pay damages or accept sanctions...
  
   (USA)

External links

• "Applying for a Peace Bond and Filing Assault Charges" – from the Canadian Bar Association
  Canadian Bar Association
  The Canadian Bar Association represents over 37,000 lawyers, judges, notaries, law teachers, and law students from across Canada.-History:The Association's first Annual Meeting was held in Montreal in 1896. However, the CBA has been in continuous existence in its present form since 1914...
  
  , British Columbia
  British Columbia
  British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
  
  Branch
• "Keeping your partner away – Peace Bond"
• Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada – Section 810 peace bonds