4. Understand the conditions of your peace bond

The court can include conditions that you must follow as part of the peace bond.

For example, the court can order that:

• You pay, or promise to pay, money to the court, if you don’t follow any of the peace bond conditions.
• You keep the peace and do not break the law.
• You do not contact a specific person.
• You do not visit a specific person.
• You do not call, text, or send letters to a specific person.
• You do not have any weapons, ammunition, or explosive substances.
• You follow any other conditions the court thinks are necessary to prevent further harm.

If you don’t follow the conditions of your peace bond, you can be charged with disobeying an order of the court or breach of recognizance. These are both criminal offences. If you’re found guilty, you will likely have a criminal record. You may also have to pay any money you promised the court as a security.

Other impacts

A peace bond can also affect your job and travel. A peace bond may stop you from working with vulnerable people. For example, you may not be allowed to work with senior citizens or children. If you’ve signed a peace bond, you may have trouble crossing borders into foreign countries.

A lawyer can help you understand how signing a peace bond may affect you.