If your business or an employee has been served with a Preservation or Demand for data or electronic records, do you have the staff and direction on how to legally fulfill those obligations? The cost of non-compliance can be high – even CRIMINAL. There’s also the matter of failure to destroy the preserved records, if not retained in the normal course of business.
A preservation demand or order is serious matter that must be seen to immediately. RiPPUL understands the nature of digital documents and records, and can help guide your IT team, working in conjunction with your legal advisory to diligently and accurately fulfill the Order of the Court.
Some Relevant Offence Laws
Offence — destruction of preserved data
487.0199 A person who contravenes section 487.0194 without lawful excuse is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction.
2014, c. 31, s. 20.
Offence — preservation or production order
487.0198 A person, financial institution or entity that contravenes an order made under any of sections 487.013 to 487.018 without lawful excuse is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction and is liable to a fine of not more than $250,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than six months, or to both.
2014, c. 31, s. 20.
Offence — destruction of preserved data
487.0199 A person who contravenes section 487.0194 without lawful excuse is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction.
2014, c. 31, s. 20.
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