Quick Answer
Point Duty defends criminal harassment charges under Criminal Code s.264 — stalking, repeated following, watching, or unwanted contact that makes someone fear for their safety. Summary conviction carries up to two years less a day, a criminal record, and often no-contact and weapons prohibitions. A licensed paralegal can act where the Crown proceeds summarily.
Repeated communication, following, or threatening conduct that causes another person to fear for their safety. Hybrid offence; on summary election within paralegal scope.
Section 264 of the Criminal Code prohibits engaging in conduct toward another person — including repeatedly following, communicating with, watching, or threatening — that causes that person to reasonably fear for their safety or the safety of someone known to them.
Hybrid. On summary: up to 2 years less a day. On indictment: up to 10 years. Criminal record on conviction. Often accompanied by no-contact and weapons prohibitions.
Criminal harassment appears on the Law Society’s permitted list at s.264(3), the punishment subsection. It is hybrid, so a paralegal acts on the Crown’s summary election — and on these files the election is often unsettled at the first appearance, which makes it one of the first things I check. Where the paralegal scope line falls, and why.
Disclosure review of the pattern of conduct alleged, witness statements, and communication records. Peace bond resolution is common where the evidence supports a low-risk outcome.
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