< Canadian Criminal Sentencing < Offences
| Administering a Noxious Substance | |
|---|---|
| s. 245 of the Crim. Code | |
| Election / Plea | |
| Crown Election | Indictable |
| Jurisdiction | Prov. Court SC Judge + PI (I) SC Jury + PI (I) (536(2)) |
| Maximum | 2 year jail (annoy) 14 years (harm) |
| References | |
| Offence Elements Sentence Principles Sentence Digests | |
Legislation
Administering noxious thing
245. Every one who administers or causes to be administered to any person or causes any person to take poison or any other destructive or noxious thing is guilty of an indictable offence and liable
- (a) to imprisonment for a term not exceeding fourteen years, if he intends thereby to endanger the life of or to cause bodily harm to that person; or
- (b) to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, if he intends thereby to aggrieve or annoy that person.
R.S., c. C-34, s. 229.
– CCC
Application
Ancillary Orders
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