Practice question

Under the Provincial Offences Act (POA), when can a security guard, who is not a provincial offence officer, make an arrest without a warrant?

  1. When they have reasonable grounds to believe a provincial offence has been committed, regardless of who committed it.
  2. Security guards generally do not have arrest powers under the Provincial Offences Act unless specifically appointed as a provincial offence officer.
  3. When they find a person committing a provincial offence on or in relation to the property where they are authorized to act.
  4. When a property owner requests them to arrest someone for a minor provincial infraction.

Answer: C — When they find a person committing a provincial offence on or in relation to the property where they are authorized to act.

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