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Youth Criminal Justice Act

Version of section 48 from 2026-07-18 to 2026-09-21:


Marginal note:Reasons for sentence

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

  • 2002, c. 1, s. 48
  • 2026, c. 19, s. 129

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