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[PDF]  Legal Help for British Columbians: A Guide to Help Non-legal Professionals Make Legal Referrals for Clients

This user-friendly guide helps people with low incomes take steps to protect their legal rights and get the best information about how to proceed when faced with legal issues. Includes a listing of 60 resources for ... + more details

From Nicola Valley Advocacy Centre
Subtopics: child protection/removal; child support; collection agencies; dealing with lawyers; debtors rights & options; divorce & separation; employment insurance (EI); finding legal help; getting fired or laid off; legal aid; mortgages; workers compensation + all subtopics

[PDF]  Alternative Measures (Diversion)

If you are charged with a crime and admit that you committed the crime, you may be able to deal with the charges without having to plead guilty or go to trial. This fact sheet provides information and a form to give to ... + more details

From Justice Education Society of BC
Subtopics: charged with a crime; criminal court; diversion

[PDF]  What to Do If You Are Charged with Theft Under $5,000

Describes what normally happens if you are charged with theft under $5,000. Describes what theft under $5,000 is, what the prosecutor must prove in court, how you can defend yourself, and the sentence you could get if ... + more details

From Legal Services Society
Subtopics: charged with a crime; criminal court; defending yourself in criminal court; types of criminal offences + all subtopics

[PDF]  Aboriginal People and the Law in British Columbia

This is a comprehensive guide for legal advocates that identifies Aboriginal issues in 19 areas of law, including criminal, family, and consumer law, as well as residential schools, wills and estates, harvesting rights, ... + more details

From Legal Services Society
Subtopics: Aboriginal rights; bankruptcy; benefits for Aboriginal people; benefits for Aboriginal people; debtors rights & options; families & children; healing from residential school abuse; on reserve; probating or dealing with an estate; violence in relationships; wills + all subtopics

[PDF]  Recognizance under s. 810 (Peace Bond)

This fact sheet explains a recognizance under s. 810 of the Criminal Code, also known as a peace bond. You must "keep the peace." If you fail to comply with the conditions of a peace bond, you may be charged with a ... + more details

From Justice Education Society of BC
Subtopics: charged with a crime; criminal court

[PDF]  Bail Orders: No Contact Orders

A bail order tells you what you may or may not do while your criminal charges are outstanding. This fact sheet provides information about bail orders that state you are to have no contact with a person (a no-contact ... + more details

From Justice Education Society of BC
Subtopics: charged with a crime; criminal court

[PDF]  No Contact Orders Explained

An easy-to-understand fact sheet that explains what no-contact orders are and what they mean for people who have these orders made against them. Outlines each type of no-contact order and how long it is in effect, what ... + more details

From Legal Services Society
Subtopics: charged with a crime; peace bonds & restraining orders; peace bonds & restraining orders; violence in relationships; violence in relationships + all subtopics

[web]  Defending Yourself Against a Criminal Charge

If you are charged with a criminal offence, you may not be able to afford a lawyer or get legal aid. In that case, you may have to defend yourself. This script explains how to do so. It describes the steps in a criminal ... + more details

From The Canadian Bar Association BC Branch (CBABC)
Subtopics: charged with a crime; criminal court; defending yourself in criminal court; sentencing & parole + all subtopics

[PDF]  What to Do If You Are Charged with Assault

Describes what normally happens if you are charged with assault. Describes what assault is, what the prosecutor must prove in court, how you can defend yourself, and the sentence you could get if the judge finds you ... + more details

From Legal Services Society
Subtopics: charged with a crime; criminal court; defending yourself in criminal court; types of criminal offences + all subtopics

[PDF]  If You Are Charged with a Crime

Easy-to-understand information on what happens if someone is charged with a criminal offence. It describes the court process and what the options are. It also outlines the accused person's legal rights, what a lawyer ... + more details

From Legal Services Society
Subtopics: charged with a crime; criminal court; finding legal help; legal aid + all subtopics

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