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Youth Criminal Justice Act (S.C. 2002, c. 1)

Act current to 2024-11-26 and last amended on 2019-12-18. Previous Versions

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  • — 2024, c. 22, s. 9

    • 9 Subsection 14(2) of the Youth Criminal Justice Act is replaced by the following:

      • Orders

        (2) A youth justice court has exclusive jurisdiction to make orders against a young person under sections 83.3 (recognizance — terrorist activity), 810 (recognizance  — fear of injury or damage), 810.01 (recognizance  —  fear of certain offences), 810.011 (recognizance —  fear of terrorism offence), 810.02 (recognizance  —  fear of forced marriage or marriage under age of 16 years), 810.03 (recognizance — fear of domestic violence) and 810.2 (recognizance — fear of serious personal injury offence) of the Criminal Code and the provisions of this Act apply, with any modifications that the circumstances require. If the young person fails or refuses to enter into a recognizance referred to in any of those sections, the court may impose any one of the sanctions set out in subsection 42(2) (youth sentences) except that, in the case of an order under paragraph 42(2)(n) (custody and supervision order), it shall not exceed 30 days.

  • — 2024, c. 22, s. 10

    • 10 Paragraph 142(1)(a) of the Act is replaced by the following:

      • (a) in respect of an order under section 83.3 (recognizance — terrorist activity), 810 (recognizance — fear of injury or damage), 810.01 (recognizance — fear of certain offences), 810.011 (recognizance — fear of terrorism offence), 810.02 (recognizance — fear of forced marriage or marriage under age of 16 years), 810.03 (recognizance — fear of domestic violence) or 810.2 (recognizance — fear of serious personal injury offence) of that Act or an offence under section 811 (breach of recognizance) of that Act;


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