Warrant of committal
71(1)Where a judge sentences a defendant to a term of imprisonment, the judge shall issue a warrant of committal in prescribed form, setting out
(a)
the name of the defendant,
(b)
the duration and the date of commencement of the term of imprisonment, and
(c)
if the judge has ordered the term of imprisonment to be served intermittently or to commence on a day later than the day of sentencing, the time at which the defendant is first to report to a correctional institution and the name of the correctional institution to which the defendant is to report at that time.
71(2)A warrant of committal is sufficient authority
(a)
for a peace officer or sheriff to convey the defendant to a correctional institution for the purpose of committal under the warrant,
(b)
for the reception and detention of the defendant by officers of a correctional institution in accordance with the terms of the warrant, and
(c)
for a peace officer or sheriff to arrest the defendant and convey the defendant to a correctional institution if the defendant does not report to a correctional institution as required by the warrant.
1990, c.18, s.34; 2009, c.29, s.2