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Section 127 (1) of the Criminal Code of Canada is an important provision that deals with the offence of disobeying a lawful order made by a court of justice or a person or body of persons authorized by law to make such orders. The section provides that any person who, without lawful excuse, disobeys a lawful order is guilty of an offence ...
Marginal note: Disobeying order of court 127 (1) Every one who, without lawful excuse, disobeys a lawful order made by a court of justice or by a person or body of persons authorized by any Act to make or give the order, other than an order for the payment of money, is, unless a punishment or other mode of proceeding is expressly provided by law, guilty of
- Offence Wording
- Interpretation of The Offence
- Record Suspensions and Pardons
The wording "provided by law" in s. 127 (1) is limited to "statute law" and not of the common law. Violating a common-law peace bond does not amount to "disobeying a court order."
Convictions under s. 126 [disobeying a statute] or 127 [disobeying a court order] are eligible for record suspensions pursuant to s. 3 and 4 of the Criminal Records Act after 5 years after the expiration of sentence for summary conviction offences and 10 years after the expiration of sentence for all other offences. The offender may nothave the rec...
According to the Criminal Code, anyone who, without lawful excuse, disobeys a lawful order made by a court of justice or by a person or body of persons authorized by any Act can be found guilty of: an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years; or. an offence punishable on summary conviction.
Disobeying order of court. (1) Every one who, without lawful excuse, disobeys a lawful order made by a court of justice or by a person or body of persons authorized by any Act to make or give the order, other than an order for the payment of money, is, unless a punishment or other mode of proceeding is expressly provided by law, guilty of.
Jun 18, 2024 · As per section 127 (1) of the Criminal Code: 127 (1) Every one who, without lawful excuse, disobeys a lawful order made by a court of justice or by a person or body of persons authorized by any Act to make or give the order, other than an order for the payment of money, is, unless a punishment or other mode of proceeding is expressly provided ...
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127. (1) Every one who, without lawful excuse, disobeys a lawful order made by a court of justice or by a person or body of persons authorized by any Act to make or give the order, other than an order for the payment of money, is, unless a punishment or other mode of proceeding is expressly provided by law, guilty of.
