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==== ''Criminal Code'' and other federal summary offences ==== | ==== ''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 | 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 === | === 2. Indictable offences === |