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Canadian Criminal Law/Offences/Disobeying a Court Order
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Disobeying a Court Order
Legislation
127. (1) Every one who, without lawful excuse, disobeys a lawful order made by a court of justice or by a person or body of persons authorized by any Act to make or give the order, other than an order for the payment of money, is, unless a punishment or other mode of proceeding is expressly provided by law, guilty of
(a) an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years; ... CCC
Prove of the Offence
identity of accused
date and time of incident
jurisdiction (incl. region and province)
the accused disobeyed a lawful order of the Court;
the accused was without a lawful excuse;
the accused intended to disobey the order of the Court; and
what the order required the accused to do.R v Solar, 2012 SKQB 113 at 32
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Disobeying a Court Order