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C-25.01, r. 9 - Regulation of the Court of Québec
Section 25
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25. Conduct during the hearing. Every person who addresses the court or a witness must, unless the judge permits otherwise, rise and remain standing.
The person must show respect, courtesy and restraint towards the judge, the opposing party, and the lawyers or notaries, witnesses and court staff.
In addition, no person may enter into a discussion with anyone else, including the clerk, or consult the court record, except with the permission of the judge.
Unless the judge permits otherwise, the accused or a young person referred to in section 2 of the Youth Criminal Justice Act (S.C. 2002, c. 1) must rise and remain standing during the reading of the indictment or information and the pronouncement of the judgment or sentence.
25. Conduct during the hearing. Every person who addresses the court or a witness must, unless the judge permits otherwise, rise and remain standing.
The person must show respect, courtesy and restraint towards the judge, the opposing party, and the lawyers or notaries, witnesses and court staff.
In addition, no person may enter into a discussion with anyone else, including the clerk, or consult the record of the Court of Québec, except with the permission of the judge.
Unless the judge permits otherwise, the accused or a young person referred to in section 2 of the Youth Criminal Justice Act (S.C. 2002, c. 1) must rise and remain standing during the reading of the indictment or information and the pronouncement of the judgment or sentence.
