Difference between revisions of "Substantive Law on Criminal Offences (1:V)"

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 ==== ''Criminal Code'' and other federal summary offences ====
-Unless otherwise specified, the maximum penalty for a summary conviction offence is a fine of up to $5,000, up to six months of imprisonment (two years less a day on December 18, 2019), or both (''Criminal Code'', s 787(1)).  An example of a summary offence which carries a greater maximum punishment is uttering threats, ''Criminal Code'', s 264.1(2)(b), which carries a maximum punishment of 18 months of jail time.
+Unless otherwise specified, the maximum penalty for a summary conviction offence is a fine of up to $5,000, imprisonment of up to two years less a day, or both (''Criminal Code'', s 787(1)).  An example of a summary offence which carries a lesser maximum punishment is uttering threats, (''Criminal Code'', s 264.1(2)(b)), which carries a maximum punishment of 18 months of jail time.
 === 2. Indictable offences ===