PART VIII -- Sections 214-320

OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON AND REPUTATION

Interpretation

• 214. DEFINITIONS / "abandon" or "expose" / "aircraft" / "child" / "form of marriage" / "guardian" / "operate" / "vessel".

Duties Tending to Preservation of Life

• 215. DUTY OF PERSON TO PROVIDE NECESSARIES / Offence / Punishment / Presumptions.
• 216. DUTY OF PERSONS UNDERTAKING ACTS DANGEROUS TO LIFE.
• 217. DUTY OF PERSONS UNDERTAKING ACTS.
• 218. ABANDONING CHILD.

Criminal Negligence

• 219. CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE / Definition of "duty".
• 220. CAUSING DEATH BY CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE.
• 221. CAUSING BODILY HARM BY CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE.

Homicide

• 222. HOMICIDE / Kinds of homicide / Non culpable homicide / Culpable homicide / Idem / Exception.
• 223. WHEN CHILD BECOMES HUMAN BEING / Killing child.
• 224. DEATH THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN PREVENTED.
• 225. DEATH FROM TREATMENT OF INJURY.
• 226. ACCELERATION OF DEATH.
• 227. DEATH WITHIN A YEAR AND A DAY.
• 228. KILLING BY INFLUENCE ON THE MIND.

Murder, Manslaughter and Infanticide

• 229. MURDER.
• 230. MURDER IN COMMISSION OF OFFENCES.
• 231. CLASSIFICATION OF MURDER / Planned and deliberate murder / Contracted murder / Murder of peace officer, etc. / Hijacking, sexual assault or kidnapping / Second degree murder.
• 232. MURDER REDUCED TO MANSLAUGHTER / What is provocation / Questions of fact / Death during illegal arrest.
• 233. INFANTICIDE
• 234. MANSLAUGHTER.
• 235. PUNISHMENT FOR MURDER / Minimum punishment.
• 236. PUNISHMENT FOR MANSLAUGHTER.
• 237. PUNISHMENT FOR INFANTICIDE.
• 238. KILLING UNBORN CHILD IN ACT OF BIRTH / Saving.
• 239. ATTEMPT TO COMMIT MURDER.
• 240. ACCESSORY AFTER FACT TO MURDER.

Suicide

• 241. COUNSELLING OR AIDING SUICIDE.

Neglect in Child-birth and Concealing Dead Body

• 242. NEGLECT TO OBTAIN ASSISTANCE IN CHILD-BIRTH.
• 243. CONCEALING BODY OF CHILD.

Bodily Harm and Acts and Omissions Causing Danger to the Person

• 244. CAUSING BODILY HARM WITH INTENT.
• 245. ADMINISTERING NOXIOUS THING.
• 246. OVERCOMING RESISTANCE TO COMMISSION OF OFFENCE.
• 247. TRAPS LIKELY TO CAUSE BODILY HARM / Permitting traps on premises.
• 248. INTERFERING WITH TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES.

Motor Vehicles, Vessels and Aircraft

• 249. DANGEROUS OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES, VESSELS AND AIRCRAFT / Punishment / Dangerous operation causing bodily harm / Dangerous operation causing death.
• 250. FAILURE TO KEEP WATCH ON PERSON TOWED / Towing of person after dark.
• 251. UNSEAWORTHY VESSEL AND UNSAFE AIRCRAFT / Defences / Consent of Attorney General.
• 252. FAILURE TO STOP AT SCENE OF ACCIDENT / Evidence.
• 253. OPERATING WHILE IMPAIRED.
• 254. DEFINITIONS / "analyst" / "approved container" / "approved instrument" / "approved screening device" / "qualified medical practitioner" / "qualified technician" / Testing for presence of alcohol in the blood / Samples of breath or blood where reasonable belief of commission of offence / Exception / Failure or refusal to provide sample / Only one conviction for failure to comply with demand.
• 255. PUNISHMENT / Impaired driving causing bodily harm / Impaired driving causing death / Previous convictions / Conditional discharge.
• 256. WARRANTS TO OBTAIN BLOOD SAMPLES / Form / Information on oath / Duration of warrant / Facsimile to person.
• 257. NO OFFENCE COMMITTED / No criminal or civil liability.
• 258. PROCEEDINGS UNDER SECTION 255 / No obligation to give sample except as required under section 254 / Evidence of failure to comply with demand / release of specimen for testing / Testing blood for presence of drugs / Attendance and right to cross-examine / Notice of intention to produce certificate.
• 259. MANDATORY ORDER OF PROHIBITION / Discretionary order of prohibition / Saving / Operation while disqualified / Definition of "disqualification".
• 260. PROCEEDINGS ON MAKING OF PROHIBITION ORDER / Endorsement by offender / Validity of order not affected / Onus / Certificate admissible in evidence / Notice to accused / Definition of "registrar of motor vehicles".
• 261. STAY OF ORDER PENDING APPEAL.
• 262. IMPEDING ATTEMPT TO SAVE LIFE.
• 263. DUTY TO SAFEGUARD OPENING IN ICE / Excavation on land / Offences.
• 264. [old provision] [Repealed. R.S.C. 1985, c.27 [1st Supp.], s.37.]
• 264. CRIMINAL HARASSMENT / Prohibited conduct / Punishment.

Assaults

• 264.1 UTTERING THREATS / Punishment / Idem.
• 265. ASSAULT / Application / Consent / Accused's belief as to consent.
• 266. ASSAULT.
• 267. ASSAULT WITH A WEAPON OR CAUSING BODILY HARM / Definition of "bodily harm".
• 268. AGGRAVATED ASSAULT / Punishment.
• 269. UNLAWFULLY CAUSING BODILY HARM.
• 269.1 TORTURE / definitions / "official" / "torture" / no defence / evidence.
• 270. ASSAULTING A PEACE OFFICER / Punishment.
• 271. SEXUAL ASSAULT / No defence.
• 272. SEXUAL ASSAULT WITH A WEAPON, THREATS TO A THIRD PARTY OR CAUSING BODILY HARM.
• 273. AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT / Punishment.
• 273.1 MEANING OF "CONSENT" / Where no consent obtained / Subsection [2] not limiting.
• 273.2 WHERE BELIEF IN CONSENT NOT A DEFENCE.
• 273.3 REMOVAL OF CHILD FROM CANADA / Punishment.
• 274. CORROBORATION NOT REQUIRED.
• 275. RULES RESPECTING RECENT COMPLAINT ABROGATED.
• 276. EVIDENCE OF COMPLAINANT'S SEXUAL ACTIVITY / Idem / Factors that judge must consider.
• 276.1 APPLICATION FOR HEARING / Form and content of application / Jury and public excluded / Judge may decide to hold hearing.
• 276.2 JURY AND PUBLIC EXCLUDED / Complainant not compellable / Judge's determination and reasons / Record of reasons.
• 276.3 PUBLICATION PROHIBITED / Offence.
• 276.4 JUDGE TO INSTRUCT JURY RE USE OF EVIDENCE.
• 276.5 APPEAL.
• 277. REPUTATION EVIDENCE.
• 278. SPOUSE MAY BE CHARGED.

Kidnapping, Hostage Taking and Abduction

• 279. KIDNAPPING / Forcible confinement / Non-resistance.
• 279.1 HOSTAGE TAKING / Punishment / Non-resistance.
• 280. ABDUCTION OF PERSON UNDER SIXTEEN / Definition of "guardian".
• 281. ABDUCTION OF PERSON UNDER FOURTEEN.
• 282. ABDUCTION IN CONTRAVENTION OF CUSTODY ORDER / Where no belief in validity of custody order.
• 283. ABDUCTION / Consent required.
• 284. DEFENCE.
• 285. DEFENCE.

Abortion

• 287. PROCURING MISCARRIAGE / Woman procuring her own miscarriage / Definition of "means" / Exceptions / Information requirement / Definitions / "accredited hospital" / "approved hospital" / "board" / "Minister of Health" / "qualified medical practitioner" / "therapeutic abortion committee" / Requirement of consent not affected.
• 288. SUPPLYING NOXIOUS THINGS.

Venereal Diseases

• 289. [Repealed. R.S.C. 1985, c.27 [1st Supp.], s.41.]

Offences Against Conjugal Rights

• 290. BIGAMY / Matters of defence / Incompetency no defence / Validity presumed / Act or omission by accused.
• 291. PUNISHMENT / Certificate of marriage.
• 292. PROCURING FEIGNED MARRIAGE / Corroboration.
• 293. POLYGAMY / Evidence in case of polygamy.

Unlawful Solemnization of Marriage

• 294. PRETENDING TO SOLEMNIZE MARRIAGE.
• 295. MARRIAGE CONTRARY TO LAW.

Blasphemous Libel

296. OFFENCE / Question of fact / Saving.

Defamatory Libel

• 297. DEFINITION OF "NEWSPAPER".
• 298. DEFINITION / Mode of Expression.
• 299. PUBLISHING.
• 300. PUNISHMENT OF LIBEL KNOWN TO BE FALSE.
• 301. PUNISHMENT FOR DEFAMATORY LIBEL.
• 302. EXTORTION BY LIBEL / Idem / Punishment.
• 303. PROPRIETOR OF NEWSPAPER PRESUMED RESPONSIBLE / General authority to manager when negligence / Selling newspapers.
• 304. SELLING BOOK CONTAINING DEFAMATORY LIBEL / Sale by servant.
• 305. PUBLISHING PROCEEDINGS OF COURTS OF JUSTICE.
• 306. PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS.
• 307. FAIR REPORTS OF PARLIAMENTARY OR JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS / Divorce proceedings an exception.
• 308. FAIR REPORT OF PUBLIC MEETING.
• 309. PUBLIC BENEFIT.
• 310. FAIR COMMENT ON PUBLIC PERSON OR WORK OF ART.
• 311. WHEN TRUTH A DEFENCE.
• 312. PUBLICATION INVITED OR NECESSARY.
• 313. ANSWERS TO INQUIRIES.
• 314. GIVING INFORMATION TO PERSON INTERESTED.
• 315. PUBLICATION IN GOOD FAITH FOR REDRESS OF WRONG.
• 316. PROVING PUBLICATION BY ORDER OF LEGISLATION / Directing verdict / Certificate of order.

Verdicts

• 317. VERDICTS IN CASES OF DEFAMATORY LIBEL.

Hate Propaganda

• 318. ADVOCATING GENOCIDE / Definition of "genocide" / Consent / Definition of "identifiable group".
• 319. PUBLIC INCITEMENT OF HATRED / Wilful promotion of hatred / Defences / Forfeiture / Exemption from seizure of communication facilities / Consent / Definitions / "communicating" / "identifiable group" / "public place" / "statements".
• 320. WARRANT OF SEIZURE / Summons to occupier / Owner and author may appear / Order of forfeiture / Disposal of matter / Appeal / Consent / Definitions / "court" / "genocide" / "hate propaganda" / "judge".