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The Provincial Court of Nova Scotia advises that, as of January 1, 2013, new Provincial Court Rules and Forms (5 Rules and 3 Forms) will govern all applications made before the Court.
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Les nouvelles règles et nouveaux formulaires de la Cour provinciale de la Nouvelle-Écosse sont aussi disponible en français >>

Criminal Court Forms
(For Youth Court forms, click here: << Youth Court Forms >>)
(For Provincial Offence forms, click here: << Provincial Offence Forms >>)

Naming Conventions:
The form files on this site have been named using the assigned form number and whether the form is in English or in French or both. There are basically three main things that distinguish the forms:

The prefix before the file number: There will be either an "e", and "f", an "ef" or an "fe" depending on the file. "e" means that the form is only in English. "f" means the form is only in French. "ef" means that the English and French forms are on back-to-back pages (double sided). "fe" means that the form is bilingual; the French and English text are on the same page. The French and English versions of forms that are longer than one page (one sheet), have been set up in separate files.

The form number: The form number in the filename is the form number that appears on the top of the document. For instance, form number 52/49 has the digits "-52-49-" in the filename. Form 4/6 is named with "-4-6-" so that it will not be confused with form 46, which is named with "-46-".

The form types: There are only two main types of forms available on this site; ones you can fill out on your computer using WordPerfect software and ones that must be printed blank and then filled out manually.
To fill the form out on your computer, click on the "WP-M" link to the left of the form number and name in the table below. If you need instructions on how to fill out these "WordPerfect-Merge" forms on your computer, click here: << instructions >>
To print a blank form and then fill it out manually, click on the "PDF" or the "WPD" link to the left of the form number and name in the table below.

Criminal Court Forms

File Type	Form #	Form Name	File Name Revision Date
PDF WP-M WPD	1/9	Appearance Notice Issued by a Peace Officer (to a person not yet charged with an offence) (Bilingual)	fe-1 9-NSY102-AppearanceNotice-Feb-03
PDF WP-M WPD	2/6	Summons (to a Person charged with an offence) (Bilingual)	fe-2 6-NSY106-Summons-Feb-03
PDF WP-M WPD	3/2	Information (Sec. 810)	e-3 2-Information-March-02
PDF WP-M WPD	4/6	Summons (Sec. 810)	e-4 6-Summons-Sept-02
PDF WP-M WPD	5A	Other Conditions of Section 810 Recognizance	5A-OtherConditionsSection810Recognizance-July02
PDF WP-M WPD	5/32	Recognizance (to Keep the Peace) (Peace Bond) (Bilingual)	ef-5 32-RecogPeaceBond-Sept-02
PDF WP-M WPD	6/23	Warrant (of Committal for Failure to Furnish Recognizance to Keep the Peace)(Bilingual)	ef-6 23-WarrantFailureRecog-March-02
PDF WP-M WPD	7/2	Information (Bilingual)	fe-7 2-NSY101-Information-Mar-03
PDF WP-M WPD	7A	Notice of Hearing (To Compel Appearance - Private Prosecution)	7A-NoticeOfHearing(PrivateProsecution)-July02
PDF WP-M WPD	9A/10	Promise to Appear (Bilingual)	fe-9A 10-NSY103-PromiseToAppear-Feb-03
PDF WP-M WPD	9B/11	Recognizance Entered Into Before An Officer In Charge (Bilingual)	fe-9B 11-NSY105-RecogBeforeOfficer-Feb-03
PDF WP-M WPD	9C/11.1	Undertaking Given to A Peace Officer or an Officer in Charge (Bilingual)	9C 11.1-NSY104-UndertakingGivenPeaceOfficer-Feb-03
PDF WP-M WPD	9D/12	Undertaking Given to a Justice or a Judge (Bilingual)	fe-9D 12-NSY107-UndertakingToJudge-Feb-03
PDF WP-M WPD	10/32	Recognizance (Court Appearance) (Bilingual)	ef-10 32-NSY109-Recog-Feb-03
PDF WP-M WPD	12	Affidavit of Justification	e-12-AffidavitJustification-June-98
PDF WP-M WPD	13	Order (Release of Bondsman)(Bilingual)	ef-13-OrderReleaseBondsman-June-02
PDF WP-M WPD	14/16	Subpoena (to a Witness)(Bilingual)	fe-14 16-NSY147-SubpoenaToWitness-Aug-03
PDF WP-M WPD	15/17	Warrant (for Witness)(Bilingual)	ef-15 17-WarrantForWitness-Sept-02
PDF WP-M WPD	16/07	Warrant of Arrest	16-07-NSY113-WarrantArrest-Feb-03
PDF WP-M WPD	19	Order (to Transport a Prisoner to Court)	19-NSY121-Order-TransportPrisoner-Feb-03
PDF WP-M WPD	19A	Affidavit (to Transport a Prisoner)	19A-NSY122-Affidavit-TransportPrisoner-Feb-03
PDF WP-M WPD	20	Order (for Release from Custody on Bail Application) (Bilingual)	ef-20-OrderReleaseBail-June-02
PDF WP-M WPD	21/8/19	Warrant (of Remand or Committal Pending Trial or Hearing)	21 8&19-NSY114-WarrantPendingTrial-Feb-03
PDF WP-M WPD	21A	Warrant of Remand and Committal In a Hospital Pending Trial(Bilingual)	fe-21A-WarrantRemandHospital-Sept-02
PDF WP-M WPD	22	Order (for Discharge from Custody) (Bilingual)	ef-22-OrderDischarge-June-02
PDF WP-M WPD	24	Order (of Prohibition) (Secs. 111(6) & 114 CC)	24-OrderProhibition-June-01
PDF WP-M WPD	25	Order (of Prohibition) (Secs. 109 & 114 CC)	25-OrderProhibition-Jan-02
PDF WP-M WPD	25.1	Order (of Prohibition) (Secs. 110 & 114 CC)	25.1-OrderProhibition-Jan-02
PDF WP-M WPD	27	Order (of Prohibition to Operate a Motor Vehicle) (Sec. 259) (Bilingual)	ef-27-NSY144-OrderProhibitMotorVehicle-Apr-03
PDF WP-M WPD	28	Designation of Counsel	28-DesignationCounsel-July-02
PDF WP-M WPD	29	Order (Protection of Property Act)	ef-29-OrderProtProperty-June-02
PDF WP-M WPD	34/46	Probation Order	34 46-ProbationOrder-July-02
PDF WP-M WPD	34/46A	Addenda to Probation Order(Bilingual)	ef-34 46A-AddendaProbationOrder-June-02
PDF WP-M WPD	35/21	Warrant (of Committal upon Conviction or upon Suspension or Termination of Conditional Sentence) (Term of Imprisonment)	35 21-WarrantCommittal-March-01
PDF WP-M WPD	37	Order (to Release Bail Monies) (Bilingual)	ef-37-OrderReleaseBailMonies-June-02
PDF WP-M WPD	41/35	Record of Conviction (Bilingual)	ef-41 35-RecordConviction-June-02
PDF WP-M WPD	43/37	Order (of Acquittal or Dismissal)	43 37-OrderAcquittal-June-01
PDF WP-M WPD	44	Transmission of Records for Trial or Appeal	ef-44-TransRecordsTrial-Appeal-June-02
PDF WP-M WPD	45/30	Order (for accused to be brought before Justice prior to expiration of period of remand) (Bilingual)	ef-45 30-OrderAccusedJustice-June-02
PDF WP-M WPD	46	Warrant (of Committal - Intermittent Sentence) (Bilingual)	ef-46-WarrantCommittalIntermittent-June-02
PDF WP-M WPD	47/1	Information to Obtain a Search Warrant	47 1-InfoSearchWarrant-Nov-02
PDF WP-M WPD	47.1	Information to Obtain a Warrant to Enter Dwelling-House to Arrest a Person	47.1-InfoWarrantDwelling-Nov-02
PDF WP-M WPD	48.1/7.1	Warrant to Enter a Dwelling-House	48.1 7.1-WarrantDwellingFeeney-Nov-02
PDF WP-M WPD	48/5	Warrant to Search	48 5-WarrantToSearch-Nov-02
PDF WP-M WPD	50.1	Order of Initial Detention/Further Detention/Disposition	50.1-OrderDetention-June-02
PDF WP-M WPD	50/5.2	Initial Report to a Judge or a Justice	50 5.2-InitialReportJudge-June.02
PDF WP-M WPD	51/48	Assessment Order	ef-51 48-NSY119-AssessmentOrder-Feb-05
PDF WP-M WPD	52/49	Warrant of Committal (to a Hospital) (Bilingual)	ef-52 49-NSY120-WarrantHospital-Feb-05
PDF WP-M WPD	53	Treatment Order (Fitness to Stand Trial) (Bilingual)	ef-53-TreatmentOrder-Apr-02
PDF WP-M WPD	54	Disposition (Not criminally responsible or unfit to stand trial) (Bilingual)	ef-54-Disposition-Apr-02
PDF WP-M WPD	54A	Notice to Review Board (not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder or unfit to stand trial)	ef-54A-NSY117-NoticeReviewBd-Feb-03
PDF WP-M WPD	54B	Warrant of Committal (Detention Order)	ef-54b-NSY118-WarrantCommittal-Apr-03
PDF WP-M WPD	55	Restitution Order(Bilingual)	ef-55-RestitutionOrder-Apr-02
PDF WP-M WPD	56	Conditional Sentence Order (Bilingual)	ef-56-CondSentenceOrder-Aug-02
PDF WP-M WPD	56.1a	Notification by Supervisor of Proposed Changes to Optional Conditions	e-56.1a-NotificationChangesOptionalCon-May-02
PDF WP-M WPD	56.1b	Notification by Prosecutor or Offender (of Proposed Changes to Optional Conditions)	e-56.1b-NotificationByProsecutor-May-02
PDF WP-M WPD	56.2	Order (Changes to Optional Conditional Sentence Conditions)	56.2-OrderChanges-Jan-01
PDF WP-M WPD	56.3	Allegation of Breach of Conditional Sentence Order	e-56.3-AllegationBreach-June-98
PDF WP-M WPD	56.4	Order (Breach of Conditional Sentence)	56.4-Order-BreachConditionalSentence-Sept-02
PDF WP-M WPD	57	Fine Order	57-FineOrder-July-02
PDF WP-M WPD	58/1	Information to Obtain a Warrant for Blood Samples	e-58 1-InformationBlood-May-98
PDF WP-M WPD	58.1/5	Warrant to Obtain Blood Samples	e-58.1 5-WarrantBlood-May-02
PDF WP-M WPD	59	Application by Peace Officer for Warrant to Search and Seize (Weapons, etc.) (Sec. 117.04)	59-ApplicationByPeaceOfficerToSearch&Seize-Sept-02
PDF WP-M WPD	59.1	Warrant to Search and Seize (Weapons, etc.) (Sec. 117.04)	59.1-WarrantToSearch&Seize-July-02
PDF WP-M WPD	59.2	Report to Justice and Application for Disposition of Articles seized with a Warrant and Application for Prohibition (Sec. 117.04)	59.2-ReportJustice-AppDispositionArticlesSeized-Sept-02
PDF WP-M WPD	60/5.03/ 5.04	Order (Taking of Bodily Substances for DNA Analysis)	60 5.03&5.04-NSY145-Order-BodilySubstancesForDNA-Feb-03