Bill 234 — Second Session, 20Th Legislature, 33 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 234 Victim of Crime Levy Act (Legislature 20, Session 2)

L20 S2 3591

Alberta — Bills

1984 BILL Second Session, 20th Legislature, 33 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 •ou-t^ **»*"•»*•"•'"•'" BiU Mr. R.

Speaker BILL VICTIM OF CRIME LEVY ACT (Assented to . 1984) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: ^"^ 1 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 any fine ordered to be paid not to exceed $1250, 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" in a case where a court appearance may be waived and has paid the prescribed fine. Enforcement 3(1) ^ jg^y ^j^^j j^ ^^^ p^jj ^^.^ y^^ rccovcrcd pursuaut to

section ofthe

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

(2) The Provincial Treasurer, upon receipt of a certificate from the Attomey 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 ofthe 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. 1 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 Compen sation Act and shall not form a part of the General Revenue Fund. Coming into This Act comcs into force on Proclamation. force Title: 1984 (20th, 2nd) Bill 234, Victim of Crime Levy Act

Document details

Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L20 S2 3591
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L20 S2 3591
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	87d766d77b21e57161e3a935442bfa451970b7d5

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