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Criminal Code, section 333.1(1)

Motor vehicle theft

Maximum
10 years
Mandatory minimum
No mandatory minimum
Kind of offence
Property
Prosecuted
By indictment or summary conviction

MMP of 6 months for a third or subsequent offence only (s.333.1(1)(a)); no minimum on a first offence. Maximum 14 years if violence is used or for a criminal organization (s.333.1(3), (4)).

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4 cases with this offence

  1. September 22, 2025
    R. v. Priddle, 2025 BCSC 2538Second degree murder; Robbery; Motor vehicle theft, Tofino. Justice Catherine A. Wedge
    • Below the Crown's ask
    Life imprisonment, no parole for 10 years; 24 months concurrent (robbery), 6 months concurrent (motor vehicle theft)
  2. October 10, 2024
    R. v. Abbas, 2024 BCSC 2391Theft over $5,000; Theft $5,000 or under; Motor vehicle theft; Break and enter a place other than a dwelling-house; Breach of a release order, Kelowna. Justice Briana Hardwick
    2 years in custody, exceeded by 953 days' credit for 635 days of pre-sentence custody, then 2 years probation
  3. June 4, 2024
    R. v. MacPherson, 2024 BCSC 2675Flight from a peace officer; Theft $5,000 or under; Motor vehicle theft; Resisting or obstructing a peace officer, Kelowna. Justice Steven Wilson
    254 days in custody, covered by 258 days of enhanced pre-sentence credit, then 18 months probation
  4. December 14, 2023
    R. v. Burns, 2023 NSSC 424Motor vehicle theft; Break and enter a place other than a dwelling-house; Mischief to other property, Westville. Justice Joshua M. Arnold
    Conditional discharge with 18 months probation (incl. 50 hours community service); DNA order

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