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Criminal Code

Version of section 786 from 2019-09-19 to 2024-03-06:


Marginal note:Application of Part

  •  (1) Except where otherwise provided by law, this Part applies to proceedings as defined in this Part.

  • Marginal note:Limitation

    (2) No proceedings shall be instituted more than 12 months after the time when the subject matter of the proceedings arose, unless the prosecutor and the defendant so agree.

  • R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 786
  • 1997, c. 18, s. 110
  • 2019, c. 25, s. 315

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