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Difference between revisions of "Family Violence and the Criminal Code"

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*a ''discharge'' following trial or a guilty plea (a discharge can be absolute or come with certain conditions, like a probation period, and depending on the type of discharge, there may or may not be a conviction and a criminal record),
*a ''discharge'' following trial or a guilty plea (a discharge can be absolute or come with certain conditions, like a probation period, and depending on the type of discharge, there may or may not be a conviction and a criminal record),
*a ''suspended sentence'', with conditions, a period of probation, and a criminal conviction,
*a ''suspended sentence'', with conditions, a period of probation, and a criminal conviction,
*a ''peace bond'' under s. 810 of the ''Criminal Code'', under which the accused will be required to comply with certain conditions, but which is not a criminal conviction and won't give the accused a criminal record, or
*a ''peace bond'' under section 810 of the ''Criminal Code'', under which the accused will be required to comply with certain conditions, but which is not a criminal conviction and won't give the accused a criminal record, or
*a conviction punished by a fine, jail time, or both a fine and time in jail.
*a conviction punished by a fine, jail time, or both a fine and time in jail.


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===Links===
===Links===
* [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1317 Applying for a Peace Bond and Filing Assault Charges]
* [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1317 Applying for a Peace Bond and Filing Assault Charges]
* [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1524 Recognizance under s. 810 (Peace Bond)]
* [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1524 Recognizance under section 810 (Peace Bond)]
* [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/question/commonquestion/1030 Clicklaw Common Question: What are my rights after arrest, and what might happen after?]
* [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/question/commonquestion/1030 Clicklaw Common Question: What are my rights after arrest, and what might happen after?]
* [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1319 For Your Protection: Peace Bonds and Family Law Protection Orders]
* [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1319 For Your Protection: Peace Bonds and Family Law Protection Orders]