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Criminal Code (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-46)

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Act current to 2026-03-17 and last amended on 2025-10-10. Previous Versions

Marginal note:Service of term for escape

  •  (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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