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Section 487.0552 — Criminal Code: Failure to comply with order or summons

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Every person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with an order made under subsection 487.051(4) or 487.055(3.11) of this Act or under subsection 196.14(4) or 196.24(4) of the National Defence Act , or with a summons referred to in subsection 487.055(4) or 487.091(3) of this Act, is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than two years; or an offence punishable on summary conviction. For greater certainty, a lawful command that prevents a person from complying with an order or summons is a reasonable excuse if, at the time, the person is subject to the Code of Service Discipline within the meaning of subsection 2(1) of the National Defence Act .

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