Bill C-207
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First Session, Forty-third Parliament, 68-69 Elizabeth II, 2019-2020 |
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HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA |
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (presentence report)
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FIRST READING, February 19, 2020
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Mr. Jowhari |
SUMMARY
This enactment amends the Criminal Code to require that a presentence report contain information on any aspect of the offender’s mental condition that is relevant for sentencing purposes.
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Available on the House of Commons website at the following address:
www.ourcommons.ca
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1st Session, 43rd Parliament, 68-69 Elizabeth II, 2019-2020 |
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HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA |
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BILL C-207 |
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An Act to amend the Criminal Code (presentence report) |
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
R.S., c. C-46
Criminal Code
1 Subsection 721(3) of the Criminal Code is amended by adding the following after paragraph (a):
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(a.1) any aspect of the offender’s mental condition that is relevant for sentencing purposes, as well as any mental health services or support available to the offender;
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Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons
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