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Obtaining Sexual Services For Consideration Laws in Canada

Part VIII of the Criminal Code / Against the Person and Reputation

Paying for Sexual Services

If you have been charged with a crime in Calgary, you should consult with a criminal defence lawyer in your area

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Dunn & Associates Criminal Defence Lawyers

Calgary, Alberta
Suite 2610, 801 – 6th Avenue S.W.
(403) 233-0443

McKay Ferg LLP

Calgary, Alberta
Suite 1800 639 5 Ave SW
(403) 984-1919

Dunn & Associates Criminal Defence Lawyers

Calgary, Alberta
Suite 2610, 801 – 6th Avenue S.W.
(403) 233-0443

Dahlem Criminal Defence Lawyers

Calgary, Alberta
Suite 2610, 801-6 Ave SW
(403) 879-8041

Knight & Pritchett LLP

Calgary, Alberta
1000 - 600, 6Th Ave SW
(403) 261-0017

Ouellette Hoare Claxton

Calgary, Alberta
600 6 Ave SW Suite 210
(587) 355-8889
Obtaining Sexual Services For Consideration in Calgary, Alberta - Glossary of Terms

Glossary of Legal Terms

Consideration

Money, drugs, alcohol or any other form of payment in exchange for sexual services.

Hybrid offence

Hybrid offences fall between a summary and an indictable offence. The Crown prosecutor chooses whether to treat the offence as a summary or indictable offence.

Indictable offence

Indictable offences are the most serious offences under the Criminal Code and they come with more serious punishments, up to a maximum penalty of life in prison.

Prostitution

A transaction that involves both the purchase and the sale of sexual services, with only the purchase being illegal. It is also illegal to live on the material benefits of someone else's sex work.

Sexual services

An act that is sexual in nature and whose purpose is to sexually gratify the person who receives it.

Summary conviction

Summary convictions are used for lesser offences with penalties, fines and short jail time. They reflect the majority of offences as defined in the Code.

Obtaining Sexual Services For Consideration in Calgary, Alberta - Tagged With:
Code Citations: s.150.1(5) , s.286.1 (1)
Obtaining Sexual Services For Consideration in Calgary, Alberta - Referenced Links