Criminal Code, section 215

Failure to provide necessaries of life

What the law says

Maximum
5 years
Mandatory minimum
No mandatory minimum
Kind of offence
Other
Prosecuted
By indictment or summary conviction

Read the statute on the Justice Laws website

3 cases with this offence

  1. April 1, 2025
    R. v. C.V., 2025 BCSC 817Sexual assault; Failure to provide necessaries of life, Burnaby. Justice Andrew P. A. Mayer
    5 years for sexual assault and 1 year concurrent for failing to provide the necessaries of life, less 123 days' credit
  2. September 29, 2022
    R. v. Dahl, 2022 BCSC 1792Failure to provide necessaries of life, New Westminster. Justice E. David Crossin
    12 months conditional sentence, then 12 months probation
  3. April 11, 2022
    R. v. Brush, 2022 BCSC 1194Failure to provide necessaries of life, Kamloops. Justice Sheri A. Donegan
    18 months imprisonment, then 18 months probation

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