Bill C-41
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Regulations
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(5) The Governor in Council may, for the
purposes of subsection (1), make regulations
prescribing the maximum amount or the
manner of calculating the maximum amount
of a victim fine surcharge to be imposed under
that subsection, not exceeding the amount
referred to in paragraph (1)(a), and any terms
and conditions subject to which the victim fine
surcharge is to be imposed.
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Enforcement
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(6) Subsections 734(2) to (4) and sections
734.1, 734.3 and 734.7 apply, and section 736
does not apply, in respect of a victim fine
surcharge imposed under subsection (1).
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Restitution |
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Restitution to
victims of
offences
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738. (1) Where an offender is convicted or
discharged under section 730 of an offence,
the court imposing sentence on or discharging
the offender may, on application of the
Attorney General or on its own motion, in
addition to any other measure imposed on the
offender, order that the offender make
restitution to another person as follows:
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Regulations
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(2) The lieutenant governor in council of a
province may make regulations precluding
the inclusion of provisions on enforcement of
restitution orders as an optional condition of a
probation order or of a conditional sentence
order.
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Restitution to
persons acting
in good faith
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739. Where an offender is convicted or
discharged under section 730 of an offence
and
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the court may, where that property has been
returned to the lawful owner or the person who
had lawful possession of that property at the
time the offence was committed, order the
offender to pay as restitution to the person
referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) an amount
not exceeding the amount of consideration for
that property or the total amount outstanding
in respect of the loan, as the case may be.
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Priority to
restitution
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740. Where the court finds it applicable and
appropriate in the circumstances of a case to
make, in relation to an offender, an order of
restitution under section 738 or 739, and
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the court shall first make the order of
restitution and shall then consider whether and
to what extent an order of forfeiture or an order
to pay a fine is appropriate in the
circumstances.
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Enforcing
restitution
order
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741. (1) Where an amount that is ordered to
be paid under section 738 or 739 is not paid
forthwith, the person to whom the amount was
ordered to be paid may, by filing the order,
enter as a judgment the amount ordered to be
paid in any civil court in Canada that has
jurisdiction to enter a judgment for that
amount, and that judgment is enforceable
against the offender in the same manner as if
it were a judgment rendered against the
offender in that court in civil proceedings.
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Moneys found
on offender
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(2) All or any part of an amount that is
ordered to be paid under section 738 or 739
may be taken out of moneys found in the
possession of the offender at the time of the
arrest of the offender if the court making the
order, on being satisfied that ownership of or
right to possession of those moneys is not
disputed by claimants other than the offender,
so directs.
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Notice of
orders of
restitution
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741.1 Where a court makes an order of
restitution under section 738 or 739, it shall
cause notice of the content of the order, or a
copy of the order, to be given to the person to
whom the restitution is ordered to be paid.
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Civil remedy
not affected
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741.2 A civil remedy for an act or omission
is not affected by reason only that an order for
restitution under section 738 or 739 has been
made in respect of that act or omission.
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Conditional Sentence of Imprisonment |
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Definitions
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742. In sections 742.1 to 742.7,
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``change'' « modification »
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``change'', in relation to optional conditions,
includes deletions and additions;
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``optional
conditions'' « conditions facultatives »
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``optional conditions'' means the conditions
referred to in subsection 742.3(2);
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``supervisor'' « agent de surveillance »
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``supervisor'' means a person designated by
the Attorney General, either by name or by
title of office, as a supervisor for the
purposes of sections 742.1 to 742.7.
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Imposing of
conditional
sentence
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742.1 Where a person is convicted of an
offence, except an offence that is punishable
by a minimum term of imprisonment, and the
court
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the court may, for the purpose of supervising
the offender's behaviour in the community,
order that the offender serve the sentence in
the community, subject to the offender's
complying with the conditions of a
conditional sentence order made under
section 742.3.
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Firearm, etc.,
prohibitions
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742.2 (1) Before imposing a conditional
sentence under section 742.1, the court shall
consider whether section 100 is applicable.
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Idem
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(2) For greater certainty, a condition of a
conditional sentence referred to in paragraph
742.3(2)(b) does not affect the operation of
section 100.
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Compulsory
conditions of
conditional
sentence order
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742.3 (1) The court shall prescribe, as
conditions of a conditional sentence order,
that the offender do all of the following:
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Optional
conditions of
conditional
sentence order
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(2) The court may prescribe, as additional
conditions of a conditional sentence order,
that the offender do one or more of the
following:
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Proceedings
on making
order
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(3) A court that makes an order under this
section shall
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Supervisor
may propose
changes to
optional
conditions
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742.4 (1) Where an offender's supervisor is
of the opinion that a change in circumstances
makes a change to the optional conditions
desirable, the supervisor may give written
notification of the proposed change, and the
reasons therefor, to the offender, the
prosecutor and the court.
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Hearing
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(2) Within seven days after receiving a
notification referred to in subsection (1),
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and a hearing so requested or ordered shall be
held within thirty days after the receipt by the
court of the notification referred to in
subsection (1).
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Decision at
hearing
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(3) At a hearing held pursuant to subsection
(2), the court
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Where no
hearing
requested or
ordered
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(4) Where no request or order for a hearing
is made within the time period stipulated in
subsection (2), the proposed change takes
effect fourteen days after the receipt by the
court of the notification referred to in
subsection (1), and the supervisor shall so
notify the offender and file proof of that
notification with the court.
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Changes
proposed by
offender or
prosecutor
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(5) Subsections (1) and (3) apply, with such
modifications as the circumstances require, in
respect of a change proposed by the offender
or the prosecutor to the optional conditions,
and in all such cases a hearing must be held,
and must be held within thirty days after the
receipt by the court of the notification referred
to in subsection (1).
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Judge may act
in chambers
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(6) All the functions of the court under this
section may be exercised in chambers.
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Transfer of
order
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742.5 (1) Where an offender who is bound
by a conditional sentence order becomes a
resident of a territorial division other than the
territorial division where the order was made,
the court that made the order may,
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transfer the order to a court in that other
territorial division that would, having regard
to the mode of trial of the offender, have had
jurisdiction to make the order in that other
territorial division if the offender had been
tried and convicted there of the offence in
respect of which the order was made, and the
order may thereafter be dealt with and
enforced by the court to which it is so
transferred in all respects as if that court had
made the order.
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Where court
unable to act
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(2) Where a court that has made a
conditional sentence order or to which a
conditional sentence order has been
transferred pursuant to subsection (1) is for
any reason unable to act, the powers of that
court in relation to the conditional sentence
order may be exercised by any other court that
has equivalent jurisdiction in the same
province.
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Procedure on
breach of
condition
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742.6 (1) 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
subsections (3) to (9), and any reference in
those Parts to committing an offence shall be
read as a reference to breaching a condition of
a conditional sentence order.
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Interim
release
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(2) For the purpose of the application of
section 515, the release from custody of an
offender who is detained on the basis of an
alleged breach of a condition of a conditional
sentence order shall be governed by
subsection 515(6).
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Hearing
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(3) An allegation of a breach of condition
may be heard by any court having jurisdiction
to hear that allegation in the place where the
breach is alleged to have been committed or in
the place where the accused is found, is
arrested or is in custody, but where the place
where the accused is found, is arrested or is in
custody is outside the province in which the
breach is alleged to have been committed, no
proceedings in respect of that breach shall be
instituted in that place without the consent of
the Attorney General of that province, and any
allegation of a breach shall be heard
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Report of
supervisor
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(4) An allegation of a breach of condition
must be supported by a written report of the
supervisor, which report must include, where
appropriate, signed statements of witnesses.
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Notice of
intention to
produce
report
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(5) No report shall be admitted in evidence
unless the party intending to produce it has,
before the hearing, given the offender
reasonable notice and a copy of the report.
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Proof of
service
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(6) Service of any report referred to in
subsection (4) may be proved by oral evidence
given under oath by, or by the affidavit or
solemn declaration of, the person claiming to
have served it.
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Attendance
for
examination
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(7) Notwithstanding subsection (6), the
court may require the person who appears to
have signed an affidavit or solemn declaration
referred to in that subsection to appear before
it for examination or cross-examination in
respect of the issue of proof of service.
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Requiring
attendance of
supervisor or
witness
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(8) The offender may, with leave of the
court, require the attendance, for
cross-examination, of the supervisor or of any
witness whose signed statement is included in
the report.
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Powers of
court
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(9) Where the court is satisfied, on a balance
of probabilities, that the offender has without
reasonable excuse, the proof of which lies on
the offender, breached a condition of the
conditional sentence order, the court may
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