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Criminal Code

Version of section 58 from 2003-01-01 to 2019-09-18:


Marginal note:Fraudulent use of certificate of citizenship

  •  (1) Every one who, while in or out of Canada,

    • (a) uses a certificate of citizenship or a certificate of naturalization for a fraudulent purpose, or

    • (b) being a person to whom a certificate of citizenship or a certificate of naturalization has been granted, knowingly parts with the possession of that certificate with intent that it should be used for a fraudulent purpose,

    is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years.

  • Definition of certificate of citizenship and certificate of naturalization

    (2) In this section, certificate of citizenship and certificate of naturalization, respectively, mean a certificate of citizenship and a certificate of naturalization as defined by the Citizenship Act.

  • R.S., c. C-34, s. 59
  • 1974-75-76, c. 108, s. 41

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