Canadian Criminal Sentencing/Offences/Carrying a Concealed Weapon

Carrying a Concealed Weapon
s. 90 of the Crim. Code
Election / Plea
Crown Election	Hybrid
Jurisdiction	Prov. Court SC Judge + PI (I) SC Jury + PI (I) (536(2))
Summary Dispositions
Avail. Disp.	Discharge (730) Suspended Sentence (731(1)(a)) Fine (734) Fine + Probation (731(1)(b)) Jail (718.3, 787) Jail + Probation (731(1)(b)) Jail + Fine (734) Conditional Sentence (742.1)
Maximum	6 months jail or $5,000 fine
Indictable Dispositions
Avail. Disp.	same as summary
Maximum	5 years
References
Offence Elements Sentence Principles Sentence Digests

Legislation

90.
...
Punishment
(2) Every person who commits an offence under subsection (1)

(a) is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years; or

(b) is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction.

– CCC

Ancillary Orders

• Weapons forfeiture
• Weapons prohibition

Recommended Probationary Terms

• Weapons Prohibition
• Counselling/Treatment (if underlying treatable issue)
• Contact Provision (if facts concern a potential victim)