Section 734.7 — Criminal Code: Warrant of committal

Where time has been allowed for payment of a fine, the court shall not issue a warrant of committal in default of payment of the fine until the expiration of the time allowed for payment of the fine in full; and unless the court is satisfied that the mechanisms provided by sections 734.5 and 734.6 are not appropriate in the circumstances, or that the offender has, without reasonable excuse, refused to pay the fine or discharge it under section 736. Where no time has been allowed for payment of a fine and a warrant committing the offender to prison for default of payment of the fine is issued, the court shall state in the warrant the reason for immediate committal. The period of imprisonment in default of payment of the fine shall be specified in a warrant of committal referred to in subsection (1) or (2). The provisions of Parts XVI and XVIII with respect to compelling the appearance of an accused before a justice apply, with such modifications as the circumstances require, to proceedings under paragraph (1)(b). The imprisonment of an offender for default of payment of a fine terminates the operation of sections 734.5 and 734.6 in relation to that fine.