Crown Counsel Policy Manual
Publication date: March 1, 2018Policies
- Abduction of Children by Parent/Guardian (ABD 1)
- Ad Hoc Counsel (ADH 1)
- Alternatives to Prosecutions – Adults (ALT 1)
- Appeals by Crown to Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of Canada (APP 1)
- Appeals by Crown of Summary Conviction Matters (APP 1.1)
- Bail – Adults (BAI 1)
Chinese Filipino French
Hindi Korean Persian
Punjabi Spanish Vietnamese - Bail Estreatments (BAI 1.1)
- Charge Assessment Guidelines (CHA 1)
Chinese Filipino French
Hindi Korean Persian
Punjabi Spanish Vietnamese - Charge Assessment Decision – Police Appeal (CHA 1.1)
- Charge Assessment – Social Regulatory Offences (CHA 1.2)
- Child Victims and Witnesses (CHI 1)
- Civil Disobedience and Contempt of Related Court Orders (CIV 1)
- Complaints Relating to Prosecutions (COM 1)
- Committee Involvement (COM 2)
- Criminal Harassment (CRI 1)
- Dangerous Offenders and Long-Term Offenders (DAN 1)
- Diplomatic and Consular Immunity (DIP 1)
- Direct Indictment (DIR 1)
- Disclosure (DIS 1)
- Elder Abuse – Offences Against Elders (ELD 1)
- Environmental Prosecutions (ENV 1)
- Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance (EXT 1)
- Firearms (FIR 1)
- French and Bilingual Trials (FRE 1)
French - Hate Crimes (HAT 1)
Chinese Filipino French
Hindi Korean Persian
Punjabi Spanish Vietnamese - Immunity from Prosecution – Witnesses and Informants (IMM 2)
- Impaired Driving Prosecutions (IMP 1)
- In-Custody Informer Witnesses (INC 1)
- Information Requests from Third Parties (INF 1)
- Intimate Partner Violence (IPV 1)
Chinese Filipino French
Hindi Korean Persian
Punjabi Spanish Vietnamese - Jurisdiction to Prosecute (JUR 1)
- Legal Advice to the Police (LEG 1)
- Legal Advice to the Public (LEG 1.1)
- Media – Guidelines for Crown Counsel (MED 1)
- Medical Assistance in Dying and Related Prosecutions (MED 2)
- NCRMD – High-Risk Accused Designations (NCR 1)
- Nudity (NUD 1)
- Perjury (PER 1)
- Police – Allegations Against Peace Officers (POL 1)
- Police Witnesses – Adverse Judicial Comments (POL 1.1)
- Private Prosecutions (PRI 1)
- Probation – Adults (PRO 1)
- Recognizances and Peace Bonds (REC 1)
- Resolution Discussions (RES 1)
Chinese Filipino French
Hindi Korean Persian
Punjabi Spanish Vietnamese - Sentencing – Adults (SEN 1)
- Sexual Assaults – Adult Victims (SEX 1)
- Sexual Transmission, or Realistic Possibility of Transmission, of HIV (SEX 2)
- Sexual Services – Purchase of and Related Offences (SEX 3)
- Special Prosecutors (SPE 1)
- Standards of Conduct for BC Prosecution Service Employees (STA 1)
- Trial Without Jury – Section 469 Offences – Consent of Attorney General (TRI 1)
- Victims of Crime (VIC 1)
Chinese Filipino French
Hindi Korean Persian
Punjabi Spanish Vietnamese - Vulnerable Victims and Witnesses (VUL 1)
Chinese Filipino French
Hindi Korean Persian
Punjabi Spanish Vietnamese - Waiver of Criminal Charges Within Province (WAI 1)
- Waiver of Criminal Charges Between Provinces (WAI 1.1)
- Youth Criminal Justice Act – Adult Sentences (YOU 1.1)
- Youth Criminal Justice Act – Custodial Extension Order (YOU 1.2)
- Youth Criminal Justice Act – Extrajudicial Measures (YOU 1.4)