Can I get house arrest instead of going to jail?
You can only get instead of going to jail if the judge gives you a . A conditional allows you to serve your sentence in the community on house . With house arrest, you must stay in your home at all times, unless your includes exceptions to this rule.
You can only be given a conditional sentence if:
- the crime is not punishable by a minimum term in jail, and
- your sentence is for less than 2 years.
A conditional sentence is only available for crimes that did not:
- involve weapons
- cause physical harm to a person
- involve importing, exporting, selling, or producing drugs
