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What is a Conditional Discharge?

April 26, 2017conditional Discharge

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What is a Conditional Discharge?

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A conditional discharge means that the defendant is absolved from punishment, provided that he commits no further offences during the period specified by the court, which may be up to 3 years. When imposing a conditional discharge, the court will explain to the defendant that he will be liable to be sentenced for the original offence, if found guilty of committing another offence during the specified period. If the defendant commits another offence during the specified period, he may be re-sentenced for the original offence.