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Disobeying an order of the court is covered under s.127 (1) of the Criminal Code and you could be fined or sentenced to serve up to two years in jail on top of any penalty for the charge that brought you to court in the first place. A court order can set out conditions you have to follow while on bail or a promise to appear for a trial.
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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...
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 (a) an indictable 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
Jun 18, 2024 · Disobeying a court order is criminalized under section 127 of the Criminal Code. Disobeying a court order is any defiance of an order made by a court or disobeying any type of order made by a person or body who is authorized to make such an order via a provincial or federal law or statute. Disobeying a court order is often only laid as a charge ...
jurisdiction (incl. region and province) the accused disobeyed a lawful order of the Court; the accused was without a lawful excuse; the accused intended to disobey the order of the Court; and. what the order required the accused to do. [1] ↑ R v Solar, 2012 SKQB 113 at 32. Categories: Book:Canadian Criminal Law.
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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.
