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Public Order & AdministrationSummary
§175

Causing Disturbance

Causing disturbance, indecent exhibition, loitering, etc.

Public Order
Maximum Sentence

2 years less a day / $5,000 fine

Classification: Summary
🍁 Immigration Impact

Summary conviction offence. Generally does NOT create inadmissibility under IRPA s.36 for foreign nationals, as s.36(2)(b) requires equivalence to an indictable offence. However, two or more summary convictions may create inadmissibility under IRPA s.36(2)(b).

Legal Text — Criminal Code s. 175

Every one who (a) not being in a dwelling-house, causes a disturbance in or near a public place, (i) by fighting, screaming, shouting, swearing, singing or using insulting or obscene language, (ii) by being drunk, or (iii) by impeding or molesting other persons, (b) openly exposes or exhibits an indecent exhibition in a public place, (c) loiters in a public place and in any way obstructs persons who are in that place, or (d) disturbs the peace and quiet of the occupants of a dwelling-house by discharging firearms or by other disorderly conduct in a public place or who, not being an occupant of a dwelling-house comprised in a particular building or structure, disturbs the peace and quiet of the occupants of a dwelling-house comprised in the building or structure by discharging firearms or by other disorderly conduct in any part of a building or structure to which, at the time of such conduct, the occupants of two or more dwelling-houses comprised in the building or structure have access as of right or by invitation, express or implied, is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction.

Amendment History (1)
R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 175
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