Unless you have been living under a rock you have likely heard that as of December 18, 2018 the law changed dramatically as it relates Criminal Code drinking and driving offences.On that date the “old” drinking and driving offences were repealed and replaced with “new” drinking and driving offences. But what does that actually mean? How are the new provisions different from the old ones? What has actually changed?
First of all, and what has clearly been the subject of much discussion in the media as of late, is that new police powers have been created. It used be(in the not so far distant past) that a police officer could only made a demand that a driver provide a sample of their breath into an approved screening device if they had a “reasonable suspicion” that the driver had alcohol in their system. Now, a police officer that lawfully pulls over anymotorist may demand a breath sample from the driver.
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