C-237
First Session, Fortieth Parliament,
57 Elizabeth II, 2008
HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
BILL C-237
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (motor vehicle theft)
first reading, December 1, 2008
NOTE
3rd Session, 40th Parliament
This bill was introduced during the First Session of the 40th Parliament. Pursuant to the Standing Orders of the House of Commons, it is deemed to have been considered and approved at all stages completed at the time of prorogation of the Second Session. The number of the bill remains unchanged.
Ms. Neville
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SUMMARY
This enactment amends the Criminal Code to provide that a first offence for motor vehicle theft will be proceeded with by either summary conviction or by indictment while a second or subsequent offence will be proceeded with by indictment.
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1st Session, 40th Parliament,
57 Elizabeth II, 2008
house of commons of canada
BILL C-237
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
(a) in the case of a first offence,
(i) guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction, or
(ii) guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years; and
(b) in the case of a second or subsequent offence, guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years.
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