Form 20J Warrant of Committal - plain guide

The official form

Version: January 1, 2021

Opens the Ontario court forms website. Look for Form 20J in the list. We never host or redraw court forms.

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What it is for

The court's own warrant, directed to all police officers in Ontario, to find the person named in it and bring them promptly to the nearest correctional institution. It stays in force for 12 months and the creditor can ask the court to renew it.

Who uses it

The clerk issues it. Neither the creditor nor the debtor fills it in.

When to use it

After a judge orders a committal at a contempt hearing (Rule 20.11(8)(b)). This page is information only: GoSelfRep does not prepare Form 20J.

What you need

Tick each one off as you gather it. Nothing here is saved.

Nothing to prepare. The clerk issues it, with the Identification Form (Form 20K) if one was filed.
To renew it, a motion on Form 15A before the 12 months run out (Rule 20.11(10))

Tips

A person held under a warrant is discharged on the court's order or when the time in the warrant runs out, whichever comes first (Rule 20.11(9)).
Paying the debt does not cancel a contempt order by itself. The debtor can ask the court to set a warrant aside by a motion on Form 15A.

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