Bill C-331 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (arrest without a warrant)

This bill is from the 40th Parliament, 3rd session, which ended in March 2011.

Sponsor

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated), as of March 3, 2010
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

The purpose of this enactment is to give a peace officer the power to arrest without a warrant a person who is in breach of a probation order binding the person or a condition of the person’s parole.

Similar bills

C-230 (41st Parliament, 2nd session) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (arrest without a warrant)

C-230 (41st Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (arrest without a warrant)

C-331 (40th Parliament, 2nd session) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (arrest without a warrant)

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-331s:

C-331 (2023) An Act to amend the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act (duty of candour)

C-331 (2016) An Act to amend the Federal Courts Act (international promotion and protection of human rights)

C-331 (2013) An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (pension plans)

C-331 (2011) An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (pension plans)

C-331 (2007) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (legal duty outside Canada)

Other House mentions

Criminal CodeRoutine Proceedings

March 2nd, 2009 / 3:05 p.m.

See context

Conservative

Daryl Kramp Conservative Prince Edward—Hastings, ON

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-331, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (arrest without a warrant).

Mr. Speaker, I am honoured to introduce my private member's bill today, an act to amend the Criminal Code. The purpose of this bill is to give a peace officer the power to arrest without a warrant a person who is in breach of a probation order binding the person or a condition of the person's parole. I believe all members of all parties in the House of Commons would agree to support and see a speedy passage of this bill.

(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)