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Criminal Code (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-46)

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Act current to 2024-11-26 and last amended on 2024-09-18. Previous Versions

Marginal note:Sentencing proceedings

  •  (1) A court shall, as soon as practicable after an offender has been found guilty, conduct proceedings to determine the appropriate sentence to be imposed.

  • Marginal note:Court-supervised programs

    (2) The court may, with the consent of the Attorney General and the offender and after considering the interests of justice and of any victim of the offence, delay sentencing to enable the offender to attend a treatment program approved by the province under the supervision of the court, such as an addiction treatment program or a domestic violence counselling program.

  • R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 720
  • 1995, c. 22, s. 6
  • 2008, c. 18, s. 35

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