{"id":5132,"date":"2017-11-15T19:36:37","date_gmt":"2017-11-15T19:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oykhmancriminaldefence.com\/edmonton\/conditional-sentence-order\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T15:15:32","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T22:15:32","slug":"conditional-sentence-order-cso","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.strategiccriminaldefence.com\/edmonton\/conditional-sentence-order-cso\/","title":{"rendered":"Conditional Sentence Order (CSO)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#e2e2e2;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:calc( 1440px + 50px );margin-left: calc(-50px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-50px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>A House Arrest or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.strategiccriminaldefence.com\/edmonton\/conditional-sentence-order-cso\/\">Conditional Sentence Order<\/a>\u00a0is a Jail Sentence \u2013 but it is a Jail Sentence that the judge allows to be served in the community.\u00a0There are several pre-conditions to receiving such a sentence:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There must be no minimum sentence;<\/li>\n<li>The appropriate sentence for the offence must not be two years or more;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.strategiccriminaldefence.com\/edmonton\/sentence\/\">learn more about sentencing<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The offence must not be one specifically disqualified from receiving a CSO in the Criminal Code;<\/li>\n<li>The offence must not be one classified as a \u201cserious personal injury offence\u201d; and<\/li>\n<li>There must not be a danger of re-offending if a CSO is imposed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A Conditional Sentence is a sentence of last hope before a significant actual jail is imposed.\u00a0The maximum time that can be imposed under a CSO is 24 months.\u00a0However, the conditions are much more onerous that those imposed pursuant to a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.strategiccriminaldefence.com\/edmonton\/probation-suspended-sentence\/\">suspended sentence<\/a>.\u00a0You can expect to be on 24h house arrest.\u00a0That means you will be required to stay in your home at all times, with some exceptions. The typical exceptions are work, school, religious services, medical and professional appointments, reporting to probation, and shopping for necessities.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the most significant difference between a Probation Order and a CSO is that if you breach a CSO, the judge will first and foremost consider sending you to actual jail for the remainder of term of the CSO. For example, if you receive a two year CSO, and breach your conditions 6 months into the Order, once the breach is proven, the judge can immediately send you to jail for the remaining 18 months left to serve on the Order. The judge reviewing the breach has a range of other available options, so it\u2019s important to review each of them to see if any other alternative will suffice.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 30px;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 25px;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 25px;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 25px;margin-left : 25px;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 25px;margin-left : 25px;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-1{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}<\/style><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Conditional Sentence Order (CSO) allows eligible offenders to serve their sentence in the community under strict conditions instead of jail. 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