Bill C-379: An Act to amend the Criminal Code (motor vehicle theft)

Short Title Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Combating Motor Vehicle Theft Act . R.S., c. C- 46 Criminal Code 2 (1) Paragraph 333.1(1)(a) of the Criminal Code is replaced by the following: (a) on proceedings by way of indictment, to imprisonment for a term of not more than 10 years, and to a minimum punishment of imprisonment for a term of three years in the case of a third or subsequent offence under this subsection; or (2) Section 333.1 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (2): Aggravating circumstance (3) Without limiting the generality of section 718.2, when a court imposes a sentence for an offence referred to in this section, it shall give primary consideration to the fact that the offence was committed for the benefit of, at the direction of or in association with a criminal organization. 3 Section 742.1 of the Act is amended by striking out “and” at the end of subparagraph(c)(iii), by adding “and” at the end of paragraph (d) and by adding the following after paragraph (d): (e) the offence is not an offence under section 333.1 prosecuted by way of indictment.