Criminal Records Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-47)

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Criminal Records Act

R.S.C., 1985, c. C-47

An Act to provide for the suspension of the records of persons who have been convicted of offences and have subsequently rehabilitated themselves

SHORT TITLE

Marginal note:Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Criminal Records Act.

  • R.S., c. 12 (1st Supp.), s. 1.

INTERPRETATION

Marginal note:Definitions

  • 2. (1) In this Act,

    “Board”

    « Commission »

    “Board” means the Parole Board of Canada;

    “child”

    « enfant »

    “child” means a person who is less than 18 years of age;

    “Commissioner”

    « commissaire »

    “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police;

    “Executive Committee”

    « Bureau »

    “Executive Committee” means the Executive Committee of the Board referred to in subsection 151(1) of the Corrections and Conditional Release Act;

    “Minister”

    « ministre »

    “Minister” means the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness;

    “pardon”

    “pardon”[Repealed, 2012, c. 1, s. 109]

    “period of probation”

    « période de probation »

    “period of probation” means a period during which a person convicted of an offence was directed by the court that convicted him

    • (a) to be released on his own recognizance to keep the peace and be of good behaviour, or

    • (b) to be released on or comply with the conditions prescribed in a probation order;

    “record suspension”

    « suspension du casier »

    “record suspension” means a measure ordered by the Board under section 4.1;

    “sentence”

    « peine »

    “sentence” has the same meaning as in the Criminal Code, but does not include an order made under section 109, 110, 161 or 259 of that Act or subsection 147.1(1) of the National Defence Act.

    “service offence”

    « infraction d’ordre militaire »

    “service offence” has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the National Defence Act;

  • Marginal note:Termination of period of probation

    (2) For the purposes of this Act, the period of probation shall be deemed to have terminated at the time the recognizance or the probation order that relates to the period of probation ceased to be in force.

  • (3) [Repealed, 1992, c. 22, s. 1]

  • R.S., 1985, c. C-47, s. 2;
  • R.S., 1985, c. 1 (4th Supp.), s. 45(F);
  • 1992, c. 22, s. 1;
  • 1995, c. 39, ss. 166, 191, c. 42, s. 77;
  • 2005, c. 10, s. 34;
  • 2010, c. 5, ss. 7.1(E), 7.3(F);
  • 2012, c. 1, ss. 109, 160.
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