Youth Criminal Justice Act

Marginal note:Conditions that must appear in orders

• 55 (1) The youth justice court shall prescribe, as conditions of an order made under paragraph 42(2)(k) or (l), that the young person

  • (a) keep the peace and be of good behaviour; and

  • (b) appear before the youth justice court when required by the court to do so.

• Marginal note:Conditions that may appear in orders

  (2) A youth justice court may prescribe, as conditions of an order made under paragraph 42(2)(k) or (l), that a young person do one or more of the following that the youth justice court considers appropriate in the circumstances:

  • (a) report to and be supervised by the provincial director or a person designated by the youth justice court;

  • (b) notify the clerk of the youth justice court, the provincial director or the youth worker assigned to the case of any change of address or any change in the young person’s place of employment, education or training;

  • (c) remain within the territorial jurisdiction of one or more courts named in the order;

  • (d) make reasonable efforts to obtain and maintain suitable employment;

  • (e) attend school or any other place of learning, training or recreation that is appropriate, if the youth justice court is satisfied that a suitable program for the young person is available there;

  • (f) reside with a parent, or any other adult that the youth justice court considers appropriate, who is willing to provide for the care and maintenance of the young person;

  • (g) reside at a place that the provincial director may specify;

  • (h) comply with any other conditions set out in the order that the youth justice court considers appropriate, including conditions for securing the young person’s good conduct and for preventing the young person from repeating the offence or committing other offences; and

  • (i) not own, possess or have the control of any weapon, ammunition, prohibited ammunition, prohibited device or explosive substance, except as authorized by the order.