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Youth Criminal Justice Act ( 2002, c. 1 )
Disclaimer: These documents are not the official versions (more).
Act current to October 30th, 2007
Attention: See coming into force provision and notes, where applicable.
 
Table of contents
  1. Youth Criminal Justice Act
    1. SHORT TITLE
    2. INTERPRETATION
    3. DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLE
    4. PART 1 : EXTRAJUDICIAL MEASURES
      1. Principles and Objectives
      2. Warnings, Cautions and Referrals
      3. Extrajudicial Sanctions
    6. PART 2 : ORGANIZATION OF YOUTH CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
      1. Youth Justice Court
      2. Youth Justice Committees
      3. Conferences
      4. Justices of the Peace
      5. Clerks of the Court
      6. Provincial Directors
    8. PART 3 : JUDICIAL MEASURES
      1. Consent to Prosecute
      2. Right to Counsel
      3. Notices to Parents
      4. Detention before Sentencing
      5. Appearance
      6. Release from or Detention in Custody
      7. Medical and Psychological Reports
      8. Referral to Child Welfare Agency
      9. Adjudication
      10. Appeals
    10. PART 4 : SENTENCING
      1. Purpose and Principles
      2. Pre-sentence Report
      3. Youth Sentences
      4. Adult Sentence and Election
      5. Effect of Termination of Youth Sentence
    12. PART 5 : CUSTODY AND SUPERVISION
    13. PART 6 : PUBLICATION, RECORDS AND INFORMATION
      1. Protection of Privacy of Young Persons
      2. Fingerprints and Photographs
      3. Records That May Be Kept
      4. Access to Records
      5. Disclosure of Information in a Record
      6. Disposition or Destruction of Records and Prohibition on Use and Disclosure
    15. PART 7 : GENERAL PROVISIONS
      1. Disqualification of Judge
      2. Substitution of Judge
      3. Exclusion from Hearing
      4. Transfer of Charges
      5. Forfeiture of Recognizances
      6. Offences and Punishment
      7. Application of Criminal Code
      8. Procedure
      9. Evidence
      10. Forms, Regulations and Rules of Court
      11. Agreements with Provinces
      12. Programs
    17. PART 8 : TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
    18. PART 9 : CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS, REPEAL AND COMING INTO FORCE
      1. Consequential Amendments
      2. Repeal
      3. Coming into Force
    20. SCHEDULE

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Last updated: 2007-11-02
Last updated: 2007-11-02
Last updated: 2007-11-02
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