Maximum Sentence
10 years
Classification: Hybrid
🍁 Immigration Impact
Hybrid offence with a 10-year maximum. Constitutes serious criminality under IRPA s.36(1). Knowing unauthorized possession of a firearm carries more severe immigration consequences than simple unauthorized possession.
Legal Text — Criminal Code s. 92
Every person commits an offence who possesses a prohibited firearm, a restricted firearm or a non-restricted firearm knowing that the person is not the holder of a licence under which the person may possess it and knowing that the person is not the holder of a registration certificate for the firearm.
Amendment History (2)
1995, c. 39, s. 139
2019, c. 25, s. 29
Related Sections
s. 91Unauthorized Possession of FirearmHybrids. 95Possession of Prohibited or Restricted Firearm with AmmunitionHybrid
Official Source: Justice Canada — Criminal Code s. 92 (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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