Section 14 (2) (b) BEFORE amended by 2012-1-11(a), effective June 1, 2012 (BC Reg 122/2012).
(b) breaches a recognizance entered into under subsection (7) of this section.
Section 14 (6) BEFORE amended by 2012-1-11(b), effective June 1, 2012 (BC Reg 122/2012).
(6) Despite section 89 (3) and (4) of the Offence Act, with respect to a recognizance entered into under that section by a person convicted of a first offence under this Act, a justice may order
(a) that the recognizance be kept in force for a period not exceeding 2 years, and
(b) in addition to, or in place of, the conditions set out in that section for a recognizance, that the defendant must not enter an access zone.
Section 14 (7) BEFORE amended by 2012-1-11(c), effective June 1, 2012 (BC Reg 122/2012).
(7) In addition to fining a defendant convicted of an offence under this Act or sentencing the defendant to imprisonment, the justice, having regard to the age and character of the defendant, the nature of the offence and the circumstances surrounding its commission, may direct that the defendant be placed on probation by entering into a recognizance, with or without sureties.
Section 14 (8), (9) and (10) BEFORE amended by 2012-1-11(d), effective June 1, 2012 (BC Reg 122/2012).
(8) A recognizance under subsection (7) may be kept in force for a period not exceeding 2 years.
(9) The following conditions are deemed to be set out in a recognizance under subsection (7):
(a) that the defendant must keep the peace and be of good behaviour;
(b) that the defendant must appear before the justice when required to do so by the justice.
(10) A justice may require as a condition of a recognizance under subsection (7) that the defendant do one or more of the following as specified in the order:
(a) report to and be under the supervision of a probation officer or other person designated by the justice;
(b) refrain from entering an access zone;
(c) make restitution or reparation for any loss suffered as a result of the commission of the offence;
(d) comply with any reasonable condition the justice considers appropriate for securing the good conduct of the defendant and for preventing a repetition by the defendant of the same offence or the commission of other offences.