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Public Order & AdministrationHybrid
§145

Failure to Comply with Appearance Notice or Undertaking

Failure to comply

Public Order
Maximum Sentence

2 years

Classification: Hybrid
🍁 Immigration Impact

Hybrid offence. Creates inadmissibility under IRPA s.36(2). Failure to comply with court conditions, while procedural, still constitutes a criminal offence for immigration purposes.

Legal Text — Criminal Code s. 145

Every person commits an offence who, being at large on an undertaking or a release order and being bound to comply with a condition of that undertaking or release order directed by a judge, justice or court, fails, without lawful excuse, to comply with that condition.

Amendment History (2)
R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 145
2019, c. 25, s. 58
Related Sections
Official Source: Justice Canada — Criminal Code s. 145 (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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