Peine maximale
5 years (death/bodily harm threats) / 2 years (property/animal threats)
Classification : Hybride
🍁 Impact sur l'immigration
Hybrid offence. Death or bodily harm threats carry a 5-year maximum — criminality under IRPA s.36(2). Property/animal threats carry a 2-year maximum. While not serious criminality, uttering threats creates inadmissibility for foreign nationals.
Texte juridique — Code criminel, art. 264.1
Every one commits an offence who, in any manner, knowingly utters, conveys or causes any person to receive a threat (a) to cause death or bodily harm to any person; (b) to burn, destroy or damage real or personal property; or (c) to kill, poison or injure an animal or bird that is the property of any person.
Historique des modifications (1)
R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 264.1
Articles connexes
s. 264Harcèlement criminelHybrides. 810Engagement de ne pas troubler l'ordre publicDéclaration sommaire
Source officielle : Justice Canada — Criminal Code s. 264.1 (fait autorité, peut différer de cet affichage)
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