Bill 216 — Third Session, 20Th Legislature, 34 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 216 Victim of Crime Levy Act (Legislature 20, Session 3)

L20 S3 3433

Alberta — Bills

1985 BILL Third Session, 20th Legislature, 34 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL VICTIM OF CRIME LEVY ACT HON. MR. R. SPEAKER First Reading Second Reading Committee of the Whole Third Reading Royal Assent •rt'/^fw •a' • • r- .'1JT» V* Bid Hon. Mr. R.

Speaker BILL VICTIM OF CRIME LEVY ACT (Assented to , 1985) HER MAJESTY, by ancl witii the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: ^"y 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 amoijnt. Exceptions £ No levy 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 3(1) ^ jg^y jj^^j j^ ^^^ p^|^ ^^^^ ^^ rccovercd pursuant to

section of the

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

(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 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. 4 Levies 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 g force This Act comes into force on Proclamation. Title: 1985 (20th, 3rd) Bill 216, Victim of Crime Levy Act

Document details

Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L20 S3 3433
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L20 S3 3433
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	a3e57c4eaedd3af5ec05e4ba8a08e8b7ab138e0e

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