Maximum Sentence
5 years
Classification: Hybrid
🍁 Immigration Impact
Hybrid offence with a 5-year maximum. Creates inadmissibility under IRPA s.36(2). While not serious criminality (under 10 years), assaulting a peace officer is viewed very seriously by CBSA officers at ports of entry.
Legal Text — Criminal Code s. 270
Every one commits an offence who (a) assaults a public officer or peace officer engaged in the execution of his duty or a person acting in aid of such an officer; (b) assaults a person with intent to resist or prevent the lawful arrest or detention of himself or another person; or (c) assaults a person (i) who is engaged in the lawful execution of a process against lands or goods, or (ii) with intent to rescue anything taken under lawful process, distress or seizure.
Amendment History (1)
R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 270
Related Sections
Official Source: Justice Canada — Criminal Code s. 270 (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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