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P-22.1 - Provincial Offences Procedure Act

Section 120
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Assistance to a peace officer
120(1)Any person who sees a person who is escaping from and freshly pursued by a peace officer may provide such assistance as will enable the peace officer to apprehend that person for the purpose of arrest.
120(2)A person may provide assistance under subsection (1) notwithstanding that the peace officer did not call upon the person for assistance.
120(3)A person acting under subsection (1) shall be deemed for the purposes of this section to be an officer of the law under the Protection of Persons Acting Under Statute Act, whether or not that person is a peace officer.
Assistance to a peace officer
120(1)Any person who sees a person who is escaping from and freshly pursued by a peace officer may provide such assistance as will enable the peace officer to apprehend that person for the purpose of arrest.
120(2)A person may provide assistance under subsection (1) notwithstanding that the peace officer did not call upon the person for assistance.
120(3)A person acting under subsection (1) shall be deemed for the purposes of this section to be an officer of the law under the Protection of Persons Acting Under Statute Act, whether or not that person is a peace officer.