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Criminal Code (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-46)

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Act current to 2026-06-21 and last amended on 2026-06-15. Previous Versions

Marginal note:Sabotage — device

  •  (1) Every person commits an offence who makes, possesses, sells or distributes a device intending that it be used or knowing that it will be used, in whole or in part, to carry out an offence under subsection 52(1) or 52.1(1).

  • Marginal note:Punishment

    (2) Every person who commits an offence under subsection (1)

    • (a) is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than 10 years; or

    • (b) is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction.

  • Marginal note:Definition of device

    (3) For the purposes of this section, device includes a computer program as defined in subsection 342.1(2).

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