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Section 48 — Youth Criminal Justice Act: Reasons for the sentence

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When a youth justice court imposes a youth sentence, it shall state its reasons for the sentence in the record of the case and shall, on request, give or cause to be given a copy of the sentence and the reasons for the sentence to the young person, the young person’s counsel, a parent of the young person, the provincial director and the prosecutor;

and in the case of a committal to custody under paragraph 42(2)(n), (o), (q) or (r), the review board.

Official source: laws-lois.justice.gc.ca

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