When you get a sentence indication, it lasts until a certain time. This time is either the date the court chooses or, if no date is chosen, it lasts for 5 working days after you got the sentence indication. The sentence indication ends at the close of the chosen date or after those 5 working days.

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63: Offence and penalty relating to sentence indication, or

"Breaking the rule about sharing sentence information can get you in trouble with the law."

65: Request for sentence indication not admissible in proceeding, or

"Asking for a sentence hint can't be used against you in court."

Part 3Procedure before trial
Sentence indications

64Duration of sentence indication

A sentence indication has effect—
until the close of the date specified by the court; or
if no date is specified, until the expiry of 5 working days after the date on which the sentence indication was given.