Crown applies for peace bond against Nanaimo CAO Samra Mar 21, 2018 3:33 PM

NANAIMO — An application for a peace bond against City of Nanaimo chief administrative officer Tracy Samra has been approved.

Court records showed Samra is scheduled for a first appearance at provincial court in Nanaimo on March 27 to answer to a charge of fear of injury or damage by another person.

Court clerks told NanaimoNewsNOW while the charge falls under the Criminal Code, it would not lead to a criminal record. They said the charge is the equivalent of a peace bond or restraining order. If Samra does not agree to the order, a hearing would follow.

According to the section of the Criminal Code referenced in Samra’s court records, the information may be presented “on behalf of any person who fears on reasonable grounds that another person will cause personal injury to him or her or to his or her spouse or common-law partner or child or will damage his or her property.”