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Version of section 292 from 2019-09-19 to 2024-04-01:


Marginal note:Procuring feigned marriage

  •  (1) Every person who procures or knowingly aids in procuring a feigned marriage between themselves and another person is guilty of

    • (a) an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than five years; or

    • (b) an offence punishable on summary conviction.

  • Marginal note:Corroboration

    (2) No person shall be convicted of an offence under this section on the evidence of only one witness unless the evidence of that witness is corroborated in a material particular by evidence that implicates the accused.

  • R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 292
  • 2019, c. 25, s. 113

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