History — 154

Imprisonment precluded in certain cases 154 (1) If a person is convicted of an offence under this Part on proceedings by way of summary conviction, no imprisonment may be imposed in default of payment of any fine imposed as punishment. Recovery of fines (2) Where a person is convicted of an offence under this Part and the fine that is imposed is not paid when required, the prosecutor may, by filing the conviction, enter as a judgment the amount of the fine and costs, if any, in a superior court of the province in which the trial was held, and the judgment is enforceable against the person in the same manner as if it were a judgment rendered against the person in that court in civil proceedings. R.S., 1985, c. L-2, s. 154; R.S., 1985, c. 9 (1st Supp.), s. 4, c. 24 (3rd Supp.), s. 8; 2000, c. 20, s. 17