Section 490.8 — Criminal Code: Application for restraint order

The Attorney General may make an application in accordance with this section for a restraint order under this section in respect of any offence-related property. An application made under subsection (1) for a restraint order in respect of any offence-related property may be made ex parte and shall be made in writing to a judge and be accompanied by an affidavit sworn on the information and belief of the Attorney General or any other person deposing to the following matters: the indictable offence to which the offence-related property relates; the person who is believed to be in possession of the offence-related property; and a description of the offence-related property. Where an application for a restraint order is made to a judge under subsection (1), the judge may, if satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the property is offence-related property, make a restraint order prohibiting any person from disposing of, or otherwise dealing with any interest in, the offence-related property specified in the order otherwise than in the manner that may be specified in the order. A restraint order may be issued under this section in respect of property situated outside Canada, with any modifications that the circumstances require. A restraint order made by a judge under this section may be subject to any reasonable conditions that the judge thinks fit. A restraint order made under this section shall be made in writing. A copy of a restraint order made under this section shall be served on the person to whom the order is addressed in any manner that the judge making the order directs or in accordance with the rules of the court. A copy of a restraint order made under this section shall be registered against any property in accordance with the laws of the province in which the property is situated. A restraint order made under this section remains in effect until an order is made under subsection 490(9) or (11), 490.4(3) or 490.41(3) in relation to the property; or an order of forfeiture of the property is made under section 490 or subsection 490.1(1) or 490.2(2). Any person on whom a restraint order made under this section is served in accordance with this section and who, while the order is in force, acts in contravention of or fails to comply with the order is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than five years; or an offence punishable on summary conviction.