Police Record

(1) Subject to subregulation (2) every copy of a police record issued in accordance with these Regulations shall note thereon convictions for crimes committed by the person in whose favour such record is being issued, provided however, that where a person has been convicted of any minor offences or misdemeanors beyond a period of five years, such convictions shall not be reflected on the police record. (2) A police record issued to a person who is convicted of a crime specified in Schedule II shall not reflect such convictions beyond a period of seven years. Schedule II. (3) A police record issued to a person who is convicted of a crime specified in Schedule III shall not reflect such convictions beyond a period of five years. Schedule III. (4) In determining the period for which a conviction is reflected in a police record to be issued, the period shall be calculated commencing from– (a) the date of expiration of the sentence if a term of imprisonment was imposed; or (b) the date on which the fine is completely paid if a fine was imposed. (5) This regulation shall not apply to an offender who is convicted for the same offence within a five-year period. __________ 55 SCHEDULE I* [regulation 2] (1) (a) For each copy of a police report ........................... $12.00 (b) For each copy of a police record where the urgency of the matter requires an expedited copy .................................. $25.00 (2) For each copy of a statement ............................... $4.00 per folio of 100 words (3) For each copy of a certificate of good character . $6.00 (4) For each complete set of finger prints ................. $10.00 (5) For each copy of a traffic accident plan .............. $25.00 (6) In any other case a fee, to be fixed by the Commissioner of Police, commensurate with the amount of additional work involved. __________ * This Schedule was amended by S.I. 123 of 2005. 56 SCHEDULE II† [regulation 5(2)] List of Crimes for which Convictions beyond seven years are not reflected on Police Record No. Offence Source of Offence Criminal Code, section: 1 Aggravated assault 45 2 Abandonment of infant 60 3 Grievous harm 81 4 Use of deadly means of harm 83 5 Administering noxious matter 84 6 Abandonment likely to cause grievous harm 92 7 Burglary 148 8 Abstracting of electricity 152 9 Going equipped for stealing, etc. 173 † This Schedule was inserted by S.I. 97 of 2011. 57 10 Procuring, making, etc. of documents by force 183 11 Possession of counterfeited or incomplete notes 195 12 Threat of death or grievous harm 238 13 Written threats 239 14 Keeping away witnesses 262 15 Suppression of evidence on criminal trial 263 16 Hindrance of inquests 265 17 Exciting prejudice as to a trial 268 18 Compounding crime 275 19 Noxious trades and other interferences with public rights 328 Firearms Act, section: 20 Dealing with gas discharging weapon 16 __________ 58 SCHEDULE III‡ [regulation 5(3)] List of Crimes for which Convictions beyond five years are not reflected on Police Record No. Offence Source of Offence Criminal Code, section: 1 Common Assault 44 2 Intentional Harm 79 3 Wounding 80 4 Throwing, etc., at a train 88 5 Obstructing trains 89 6 Interference with signals, etc. 90 7 Negligent Harm 93 8 Negligent wound or grievous harm 94 9 Negligence by person in charge of dangerous things 95 10 Manslaughter by negligence 108 ‡ This Schedule was inserted by S.I. 97 of 2011. 59 11 Abetment of suicide 109 12 Abortion 111 13 Destroying or damaging of property 132 14 Threats to destroy or damage property 133 15 Possessing anything with intent to damage or destroy property 134 16 Theft 146 17 Removal of articles from places open to the public 150 18 Taking motor vehicle or other conveyance without authority 151 19 Obtaining property by deception 153 20 Dishonestly obtaining wrongful credit 155 21 Obtaining pecuniary advantage by deception 156 22 Obtaining services by deception 157 23 Evasion of liability by deception 158 24 Making off without payment 159 25 False accounting 162 60 26 False Statement by Company Directors 164 27 Suppression of document 165 28 Fraud in the sale of land 166 29 Boundaries, documents and accounts 167 30 Removing goods to evade legal process 168 31 Frauds as to tickets 169 32 Handling stolen goods 171 33 Forgery of passport 178 34 Forgery of other documents 179 35 Utters forged documents 180 36 Claiming upon a forged document 181 37 Possessing false documents 182 38 Punishment for selling medals resembling current coin 189 39 Damaging current coin 190 40 Uttering damaged coin 191 61 41 Forging hallmarks 199 42 Forging trademarks 200 43 Riot 226 44 Rioting with weapons 227 45 Unlawful assembly 229 46 Provocation of riot 230 47 Rioting after proclamation 231 48 Obstructing proclamation 232 49 Forcible entry 234 50 Forcible detainer 235 51 Provocation to fight 236 52 Unlawfully carrying arms 237 53 Disturbance of lawful assemblies 241 54 Obstructing public officers 242 55 Obstructing lawful acts by violence 243 62 56 Causing public terror 244 57 False Statutory Declarations and other false statements without oath 252 58 Contradicting previous evidence 255 59 Deceit of courts 260 60 Fictitious suits 261 61 Disobedience of Summons 264 62 Neglect to hold inquests 266 63 Disturbance of Court 267 64 Contempt of Judicial Orders 269 65 Rescue 271 66 Refusal to aid officers 273 67 Corruptly accepting reward for restoring property; etc. 276 68 Refusal of office 281 69 False presence of office 282 70 False declarations, etc., of office 283 63 71 Corruption, oppression and extortion 284 72 False certificates 285 73 Destruction, etc.; of documents 286 74 Oppression by gaolers 287 75 Withholding public money 288 76 Bribery of Officers 289 77 Agreement for influencing officers (misdemeanor) 290 78 Corrupt promise by judicial officers or jurors (misdemeanor) 291 79 Corrupt selection of Jurors (misdemeanor) 292 80 Disturbance of elections 294 81 Corruption, intimidation and personation 295 82 Unlawful voting 296 83 Falsification etc., of votes, etc. 297 84 Marriage to a person previously married 314 85 False presence of impediment to marriage 319 64 86 Hindering burial 324 87 Disturbing markets, etc., by false news 325 88 Cruelty to animals 326 89 Selling unwholesome food 327 Stamp Duties Act, section: 90 Forgery of dies or stamp 11 Post Office Act, section: 91 Post office employee opening or delaying delivery of letter, etc. 34 92 Theft by same of a letter 35 93 Theft by same out of letter 36 94 (a) Stealing or unlawfully taking away packet, etc. (b) Stopping mail with intent, etc. 37 95 Theft, etc. of bag, etc. sent by Post Office packet 37 96 Handling stolen letter, etc. 37 65 97 (a) Fraudulent retainer, etc. (b) Refusal to deliver, etc. 37 98 Criminal diversion of letters from addressee 37 99 Accessories before the fact 37 Debtors Act, section: 100 (a) Obtaining credit by fraud 7 (b) Making or causing to be made gift, delivery, transfer or change of property (c) Concealing or removing property Bankruptcy Act, section: 101 All offences Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Act, section: 102 Driving or being in charge when under the influence of drink or drugs 74(1) 103 Driving or being in charge with alcohol concentration above the prescribed limit 75(1) 104 Failure to accompany police officer to hospital for test 76(3) 105 Reckless driving 82(1) 66 106 Careless driving 83(1) 107 Taking vehicle without consent of owner 85(1) 108 Interfering with motor vehicle 86(1) 109 Carrying of certain persons on bicycle 87(1) 110 Restrictions on cyclist riding abreast or holding on to other moving vehicles 88 111 Duty to stop and give aid and report in case of accident 89 Firearms Act, section: 112 Sale to persons intoxicated or of unsound mind 30 113 Possession of Firearm while under the influence of alcohol 42 Misuse of Drugs Act, section: 114 Possession of a controlled drug other than for trafficking 7 115 Offences relating to opium, cocaine, heroine or cannabis 11 116 Prohibition of certain activities relating to drugs 12 67 117 Contravention of directions relating to the safe custody of controlled drugs 13 118 Contravention of direction prohibiting practitioner, etc., from possessing, supplying, etc., controlled drugs 15 119 Contravention of direction prohibiting practitioner, etc., from prescribing, supplying, etc., controlled drugs 16 120 Failure to comply with notice requiring information relating to prescribing, supplying, etc., of drugs 17 121 Giving false information in purported compliance with notice requiring information relating to prescribing, supplying etc., of drugs 17 122 Supplying substance other than controlled drugs 18 123 Contravention of regulations (other than regulations relating to addicts) 20 124 Contravention of terms of licence or other authority (other than licence issued under regulations relating to addicts) 20 125 Giving false information in purported compliance with obligation to give information imposed under or by virtue of regulations 20 68 126 Giving false information, or producing false document, etc., for the purpose of obtaining issue or renewal of licence or other authority 20 127 Assisting or inducing commission outside of Belize of an offence punishable under a corresponding law 22 128 Obstructing the exercise of power of search, etc., or concealing books, drugs, etc. 25 MADE this 6th day of October, 2011. (DOUGLAS SINGH) Minister of Police and Public Safety __________