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Criminal Code

Version of section 273 from 2003-01-01 to 2008-04-30:


Marginal note:Aggravated sexual assault

  •  (1) Every one commits an aggravated sexual assault who, in committing a sexual assault, wounds, maims, disfigures or endangers the life of the complainant.

  • Marginal note:Aggravated sexual assault

    (2) Every person who commits an aggravated sexual assault is guilty of an indictable offence and liable

    • (a) where a firearm is used in the commission of the offence, to imprisonment for life and to a minimum punishment of imprisonment for a term of four years; and

    • (b) in any other case, to imprisonment for life.

  • R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 273
  • 1995, c. 39, s. 146

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