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The meaning of seizure is fairly straightforward. In R. v. Dyment (1988), [17] the Supreme Court defined it simply as the "taking of a thing from a person by a public authority without that person's consent." This meaning has been narrowed to cover property taken in furtherance of administration or criminal investigation (Quebec (Attorney ...
The CRT was established under the Civil Resolution Tribunal Act (2012), which was amended in 2015. [3] The Tribunal commenced public operations on July 13, 2016. The CRT initially only had jurisdiction over small claims and strata property (condominium) disputes with a limited cost cap.
[64] 3rd party owners need to prove their own innocence, unless real property is at stake. [64] 85% to the seizing agencies, 15% to the Office of the Attorney General or the Prosecutors Advisory Council. [64] Louisiana Prosecutors required to prove by preponderance of the evidence that the property at stake is connected to a crime. [65]
The Fourth Amendment's protection against unreasonable searches and seizures extends to the length of a seizure, a federal court ruled last week, significantly restricting how long law enforcement ...
Whether an automatic roadside prohibition scheme enacted under s. 92(13) of the Constitution Act, 1867 is ultra vires provincial authority as being exclusively within federal government's criminal law power under s. 91(27) of the Constitution Act, 1867; Whether same automatic roadside prohibition regime creates an offence within the meaning of ...
Personal Information Protection Act (British Columbia) Property Transfer Tax Act; S. Safe Streets Act; Sexual Violence and Misconduct Policy Act (British Columbia)
2001 - Alberta - Victims Restitution and Compensation Payment Act [4] [5] 2001 - Ontario - Civil Remedies Act; 2004 - Manitoba - The Criminal Property Forfeiture Act; 2005 - British Columbia - Civil Forfeiture Act; 2007 - Quebec - An Act respecting the forfeiture, administration and appropriation of proceeds and instruments of unlawful activity ...
A report released last week by the Americans for Prosperity Foundation, a conservative group, found that Kansas law enforcement agencies seized $25.3 million in money and property from people ...