Can a court order security for future good behaviour instead of committal to jail, or a fine or both?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from L.G. v. R.G., 2012 BCSC 1365 (CanLII):
Rule 21-7(1) of the Family Rules provides for punishment by committal to jail, a fine or both. Rule 21-7(3) permits the court to order security for future good behaviour instead of a committal or a fine. But the court’s inherent jurisdiction permits it to impose of a wide range of penalties, HEABC v. Facilities Subsector Bargaining Assoc., 2004 BCSC 762 at para. 18, 31 B.C.L.R. (4th) 124.
The primary goal of a sentence for contempt of a court order is to secure compliance with court orders rather than punishment, Larkin v. Glase, 2009 BCCA 321 at para. 49.
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