C-25.1 - Code of Penal Procedure

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235. Where a fine or a term of imprisonment may be imposed according to law for an offence, the fine shall be considered the minimum sentence.
Where the prescribed sentence is a fine of a fixed amount, it shall be considered the minimum sentence.
Where the prescribed sentence is a fine and no minimum amount is fixed, that amount shall be $50; where the maximum amount of the fine is less than $100, the minimum amount shall be equal to one-half of that maximum amount and, if it contains a fraction, it shall be rounded off to the next lower whole number.
1987, c. 96, a. 235.