Canadian Criminal Sentencing/Offences/Assault with a Weapon
| Assault with a Weapon | |
|---|---|
| s. 267(a) of the Crim. Code | |
| Election / Plea | |
| Crown Election | Hybrid |
| Jurisdiction | Prov. Court SC Judge + PI (I) SC Jury + PI (I) (536(2)) |
| Maximum | 18 months jail or $5,000 fine |
| Maximum | 10 years jail |
| References | |
| Offence Elements Sentence Principles Sentence Digests | |
| Comments | |
| DO/LTO primary designated offence | |
Legislation
[edit | edit source]Assault with a weapon or causing bodily harm
267. Every one who, in committing an assault,
- (a) carries, uses or threatens to use a weapon or an imitation thereof, or
...
is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years or an offence punishable on summary conviction and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding eighteen months.
R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 267; 1994, c. 44, s. 17.
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Application
[edit | edit source]- For general principles and factors of assault-based offences, see Canadian Criminal Sentencing/Offences/Assaultive Offences
Ancillary Orders
[edit | edit source]- DNA Order
- Weapons Prohibition Orders
- Forfeiture of Offence-related Property