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Other Issues in Criminal Matters (1:VIII) (view source)
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The time calculation under this section of the ''Youth Court Justice Act'' is complicated. As such, occasionally, mistakes are made and if one sees a Youth Record as part of an accused’s criminal record, the time requirements for re-opening that youth record should be double-checked. | The time calculation under this section of the ''Youth Court Justice Act'' is complicated. As such, occasionally, mistakes are made and if one sees a Youth Record as part of an accused’s criminal record, the time requirements for re-opening that youth record should be double-checked. | ||
=== | === 5. Record Suspension === | ||
A record suspension (formerly a pardon) allows people who were convicted of a criminal offence, but have completed their sentence and demonstrated they are law-abiding citizens for a prescribed number of years, to have their criminal record kept separate and apart from other criminal records. The waiting period is: | A record suspension (formerly a pardon) allows people who were convicted of a criminal offence, but have completed their sentence and demonstrated they are law-abiding citizens for a prescribed number of years, to have their criminal record kept separate and apart from other criminal records. The waiting period is: | ||
* 5 years (after the sentence is completed) for a summary offence (or a service offence under the ''[https://www.canlii.org/en/ca/laws/stat/rsc-1985-c-n-5/latest/rsc-1985-c-n-5.html?autocompleteStr=National%20Defence%20Act&autocompletePos=1 National Defence Act]''). | * 5 years (after the sentence is completed) for a summary offence (or a service offence under the ''[https://www.canlii.org/en/ca/laws/stat/rsc-1985-c-n-5/latest/rsc-1985-c-n-5.html?autocompleteStr=National%20Defence%20Act&autocompletePos=1 National Defence Act]''). | ||