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I've Been Charged with a Criminal (or Youth) Offence out-of-Town and Want to Move the Case Closer to Home (view source)
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{{Template:Legal Help Guide TOC}}Criminal cases almost always are dealt with in the courthouse closest to where the alleged offence takes place. | {{Template:Legal Help Guide TOC}}Criminal cases almost always are dealt with in the courthouse closest to where the alleged offence takes place. If you are pleading not guilty, you must do so at the Courthouse nearest to where the offence happens, and the trial will be in that location. However, if you decide to plead guilty to the offence, you may be able to <span class="noglossary">waive</span> it to another location for the purpose of a guilty plea and sentencing. A ''waiver'' is a document that states that you are pleading guilty and that the Crown Counsel agrees to have the Crown Counsel at your chosen courthouse deal with the matter. You start this process by filling out and printing a [http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/justice/courthouse-services/documents-forms-records/court-forms/criminal-court-forms Request for Waiver] Form. Once you have filled out this form, take it to the Crown Counsel office at the courthouse where you have been charged. They will tell you at your next court appearance whether the waiver has been approved. | ||
(For general information on being charged with a criminal or youth offence, see "[[I've been charged with a criminal (or youth) offence and have to go to court]]" in this Guide.) | (For general information on being charged with a criminal or youth offence, see "[[I've been charged with a criminal (or youth) offence and have to go to court]]" in this Guide.) | ||
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| tips = You can often have a charge waived from another province or territory of Canada to be dealt with by guilty plea in British Columbia. The process is similar but other provinces have different forms and procedures. <span class="noglossary">Contact</span> Service BC for the number of the government information service for the other province or territory, which can give you <span class="noglossary">contact</span> information for the Crown Counsel office where the charges originated.}} | | tips = You can often have a charge waived from another province or territory of Canada to be dealt with by guilty plea in British Columbia. The process is similar but other provinces have different forms and procedures. <span class="noglossary">Contact</span> [[Service BC]] for the number of the government information service for the other province or territory, which can give you <span class="noglossary">contact</span> information for the Crown Counsel office where the charges originated.}} | ||
==First steps== | ==First steps== | ||