Bill 253 — First Session, 21St Legislature, 35 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 253 Victim of Crime Levy Act (Legislature 21, Session 1)

L21 S1 3287

Alberta — Bills

1986 BILL First Session, 21st Legislature, 35 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL VICTIM OF CRIME LEVY ACT MR. R. SPEAKER First Reading Second Reading Committee of the Whole Third Reading Royal Assent Bill Mr. R. Speaker BILL VICTIM OF CRIME LEVY ACT (Assented to , 1986) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: Levy Where a person is convicted of an offence under an enactment of the Province or of Canada, the judge shall also order the payment of a levy of: (a) 25% of the first $5000 of any fine ordered to be paid, or (b) $25 whichever is the greater amount. Exceptions No Icvy shall be charged where (

a) the sentence is a conditional or absolute discharge, or (

b) the accused has entered a written plea of "guilty" m a case where a court appearance may be waived and has paid the prescribed fine. Enforcement ^{

l) A Icvy that Is uot paid may be recovered pursuant to

section of the

Summary Convictions Act, or in accordance with subsection (2).

(2) The Provincial Treasurer, upon receipt of a certificate from the Attorney General that a person has failed to pay a levy charged under this Act and it is 90 days or more overdue, may withhold from any payment due from the Province to the person, the amount of the unpaid levy.

(3) A person who has not paid a levy may not be sentenced to a term of imprisonment in respect of his failure to pay. Application Lcvics paid pursuant to this Act or amounts withheld pursuant to section 3(2) shall be paid to the Crimes Compensation Board, and shall be applied to the purposes of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act and shall not form a part of the General Revenue Fund. Coming into j\^[^ \QI comcs luto forcc on Proclamation. force Title: 1986 (21st, 1st) Bill 253, Victim of Crime Levy Act

Document details

Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L21 S1 3287
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L21 S1 3287
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	5d060092503d300c3ba136b7c25905b63131c493

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