C-343
Second Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament,
56-57 Elizabeth II, 2007-2008
HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
BILL C-343
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (motor vehicle theft)
AS PASSED
BY THE HOUSE OF COMMONSFEBRUARY 27, 2008
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SUMMARY
This enactment amends the Criminal Code to provide for maximum punishments for persons who are convicted of motor vehicle theft.
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2nd Session, 39th Parliament,
56-57 Elizabeth II, 2007-2008
house of commons of canada
BILL C-343
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (motor vehicle theft)
R.S., c. C-46
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
1. The Criminal Code is amended by adding the following after section 334:
Punishment for motor vehicle theft
334.1 Every one who commits theft of a motor vehicle is guilty of an indictable offence or an offence punishable on summary conviction and is liable
(a) if the offence is prosecuted by indictment, to imprisonment for a term of not more than ten years; and
(b) if the offence is punishable on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term of not more than two years.
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