Youth Criminal Justice Act

Marginal note:Effect of absolute discharge or termination of youth sentence

• 82 (1) Subject to section 12 (examination as to previous convictions) of the Canada Evidence Act, if a young person is found guilty of an offence, and a youth justice court directs under paragraph 42(2)(b) that the young person be discharged absolutely, or the youth sentence, or any disposition made under the Young Offenders Act, chapter Y-1 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, has ceased to have effect, other than an order under section 51 (mandatory prohibition order) of this Act or section 20.1 (mandatory prohibition order) of the Young Offenders Act, the young person is deemed not to have been found guilty or convicted of the offence except that

  • (a) the young person may plead autrefois convict in respect of any subsequent charge relating to the offence;

  • (b) a youth justice court may consider the finding of guilt in considering an application under subsection 64(1) (application for adult sentence);

  • (c) any court or justice may consider the finding of guilt in considering an application for judicial interim release or in considering what sentence to impose for any offence; and

  • (d) the Parole Board of Canada or any provincial parole board may consider the finding of guilt in considering an application for conditional release or for a record suspension under the Criminal Records Act.

• Marginal note:Disqualifications removed

  (2) For greater certainty and without restricting the generality of subsection (1), an absolute discharge under paragraph 42(2)(b) or the termination of the youth sentence or disposition in respect of an offence for which a young person is found guilty removes any disqualification in respect of the offence to which the young person is subject under any Act of Parliament by reason of a finding of guilt.

• Marginal note:Applications for employment

  (3) No application form for or relating to the following shall contain any question that by its terms requires the applicant to disclose that he or she has been charged with or found guilty of an offence in respect of which he or she has, under this Act or the Young Offenders Act, chapter Y-1 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, been discharged absolutely, or has completed the youth sentence under this Act or the disposition under the Young Offenders Act:

  • (a) employment in any department, as defined in section 2 of the Financial Administration Act;

  • (b) employment by any Crown corporation, as defined in section 83 of the Financial Administration Act;

  • (c) enrolment in the Canadian Forces; or

  • (d) employment on or in connection with the operation of any work, undertaking or business that is within the legislative authority of Parliament.

• Marginal note:Finding of guilt not a previous conviction

  (4) A finding of guilt under this Act is not a previous conviction for the purposes of any offence under any Act of Parliament for which a greater punishment is prescribed by reason of previous convictions, except for

  • (a) [Repealed, 2012, c. 1, s. 188]

  • (b) the purpose of determining the adult sentence to be imposed.