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What are the possible consequences of being found guilty of a criminal offence?

April 26, 2017consequences criminal guilty offence possible

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What are the possible consequences of being found guilty of a criminal offence?

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Many of these consequences can be quite dramatic and potentially life-altering. Some of the consequences of pleading guilty or being found guilty of a criminal offence could include any of the following: a criminal record; a fine; probation with conditions restricting your liberty for up to 3 years duration; house arrest with strict conditions on your liberty for up to 2 years duration; a jail term; loss of driver’s licence (in some cases, for life); prohibitions from possessing weapons of any kind (in some cases, for life); a requirement you provide a DNA sample to local police; a requirement, if convicted of a sex offence, that you report to local police regularly; an order of restitution in favour of a victim, which can be enforced against you as a civil judgment; forfeiture by you of property seized by police. Other ramifications could include: the publication of your name and the details of your court matter in the local newspaper (there is no general prohibition against the media