Draft Informations and Indictments

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NB: all charging documents should be in both french and english.

Information

(Form 2)

INFORMATION

FORM 2 Canada, Province of ___________, (territorial division). Information (Sections 506 and 788) This is the information of [informant's name], of ___________, (occupation), hereinafter called the informant. The informant says that he/she has reasonable grounds to believe and does believe that [NAME(S) OF ACCUSED PERSONS] being ☐ an adult, ☐ a young person on or about the ______________ day of ______________________________ A.D. ____________; or between the ______________ day of _______________________________ A.D. ____________ and the _____________ day of ________________________________ A.D. ____________ at or near _______________________________________________________________________, [province] did [LIST OF ALL CHARGES] Sworn or affirmed before me this ___________ day of ___________, A.D. ___________, at ___________. ______________________ (Signature of Informant) __________________________________ A Justice of the Peace in and for ___________ Note: The date of birth of the accused may be mentioned on the information or indictment. R.S., 1985, c. C-46, Form 2; R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), s. 184.

Indictment

INDICTMENT
FORM 4 (Sections 566, 566.1, 580 and 591) CANADA File No. _______________ PROVINCE OF [province] PROVINCE DE [province, french] IN THE [LEVEL OF COURT] OF [PROVINCE] DANS LA [LEVEL OF COURT, french] DE [PROVINCE, french] HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN SA MAJESTÉ LA REINE against contre [NAME OF ACCUSED PERSON 1] AND [NAME OF ACCUSED PERSON 2] [NAME OF ACCUSED 1] of [ADDRESS] in the county of [Region] de dans le comté de and et [NAME OF ACCUSED 2] of [ADDRESS] in the county of [Region] de dans le comté de stands charged est inculpé(d) d'avoir THAT he/she/they, between the [date] day of [month], [year] and OR That he/she/they, on or about the [date] day of [month], [year], did ...[describe the offence] ... (count 1); AND FURTHERMORE THAT he/she/they ...[describe the offence]... (count 2); ... DATED at ______________, in the Province of _______________, this _____ day of _____________, 20___. FAIT LE _______ jour de _________________ en l'an de grâce _________ à ______________________, [province, french]. _________________________________________________________________________ (Signature of signing officer, Agent of Attorney General, etc., as the case may be) IF THE CHARGE IS DONE AS A PREFERRED INDICTMENT I hereby consent to the preferring of this indictment pursuant to section 577 of the Criminal Code. DATED at ______________, in the Province of _______________, this _____ day of _____________, 20___. FAIT LE _______ jour de _________________ en l'an de grâce _________ à ______________________, [province, french]. _________________________________________________________________________ (Signature Attorney General or other persons designated under s. 577) A translation into french of the details contained in this document may be obtained upon request. Une traduction en français des détails de ce document peut être obtenue sur demande.
REVERSE OF INDICTMENT
CANADA PROVINCE OF [PROVINCE] PROVINCE DE [PROVINCE, french] IN THE [name of superior court] OF [PROVINCE, french] DANS LA [name of superior court] DE [PROVINCE, french] HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN SA MAJESTÉ LA REINE against contre [ACCUSED 1] AND [ACCUSED 2] INDICTMENT ACTE D'ACCUSATION Present: The Honourable Devant: Son Honneur with a jury avec un jury JURORS JURÉS 1. 7. 2. 8. 3. 9. 4. 10. 5. 11. 6. 12. Verdict: _______________________________ FOREPERSON PRÉSIDENT(E) Taken in open court this ____________ day of ________________________ A.D., __________, at ______________________________, [province]. Prononcé en audience publique le jour de l'an de grâce 20 , à [Province, french]. ________________________________ CLERK OF THE CROWN PRÉPOSÉ(E) DE LA COURONNE