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  • Fines – Criminal Sentencing

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    Fines Fines are also a very common penalty to see in criminal courts. Small fins of $200 or less are common for minor offences like drug possession. The maximum penalty for a summary offence is normally $5000. It is rare for someone to be charged that much for a minor offence but repeat offenders may…

  • Drunk driving / Impaired driving / Driving over 0.08 / DUI

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    Most driving offences – like speeding or making an illegal turn – are not criminal and, therefore, will not go on your criminal record. But impaired driving can be considered sufficiently serious to warrant a criminal conviction, especially if the driver has a blood alcohol level over 0.08. These offences happen for lots of different…

  • Outstanding Fines & Surcharges

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    By now most people know that you have to pay your fine before you will be able to apply for your pardon. It’s common sense but sometimes people don’t understand that a fine is a part of your sentence. Since it is you have to pay it before the courts will consider your sentence completed.…

  • Outstanding Fines & Pardon Eligibility

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    Paying Fines and Getting a Pardon Court-ordered fines and surcharges do not go away, ever. They will always be considered outstanding until the time that they are paid off in full. Until your fine is paid your sentence is not complete. Even if you served 10 years in jail, completed everyday of your sentence and…

  • Victim Surcharge Fees

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    www.nationalpardon.org Judges Defy Order to Impose Mandatory Victim Surcharge on Convicted Offenders – Helping or Hurting? Stephen Harper’s Conservatives have made it clear that their “tough on crime” stance is a priority. Their newest legislation, which adheres to the party platform, has made it mandatory for all convicted offenders to pay a victim-services surcharge regardless…

  • Pay Your Fines

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    www.nationalpardon.org If you don’t pay your fine you will never be eligible for your Canadian pardon. Before the Conservatives got involved in the business of pardons there was a stipulation that allowed a person to apply for a pardon despite an unpaid fine if more than fifteen years had elapsed. That is now gone so…