Practice question
Under the Criminal Code of Canada, a private citizen (including a security guard) can make a citizen's arrest without a warrant if they find a person committing an indictable offence. What is the specific requirement for arresting someone for a *summary conviction* offence?
- They must find the person committing the summary conviction offence, and the person must be caught in the act.
- Citizen's arrest powers only apply to indictable offences, not summary conviction offences.
- They can arrest on reasonable grounds that a summary conviction offence has been committed.
- They can arrest if the summary conviction offence is committed on the property they are guarding.
Answer: B — Citizen's arrest powers only apply to indictable offences, not summary conviction offences.
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