Criminal Code (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-46)
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Marginal note:Service of term for escape
149 (1) Notwithstanding section 743.1, a court that convicts a person for an escape committed while undergoing imprisonment may order that the term of imprisonment be served in a penitentiary, even if the time to be served is less than two years.
Definition of escape
(2) In this section, escape means breaking prison, escaping from lawful custody or, without lawful excuse, being at large before the expiration of a term of imprisonment to which a person has been sentenced.
- R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 149
- R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), s. 203
- 1992, c. 20, s. 199
- 1995, c. 22, s. 1
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