Penalties to curb high driving take effect today
Updated: Wed Jul. 02 2008 11:40:37 AM
The Canadian Press
TORONTO — Canadians who drive while high won't be able to refuse roadside drug tests under new laws that kick in today.
Police can now require drivers to submit to roadside tests.
Officers also have the power to take suspected drug-impaired drivers to a police station or hospital to give a blood, urine or saliva sample.
Under the old law, police were obliged to tell drivers suspected of being high that roadside tests weren't mandatory.
But as of today, refusing the test will be considered a criminal offence.
Drivers convicted of drug-impaired driving now face a minimum $1,000 fine for a first offence and a month in jail for a second conviction.
2 comments:
easy solution. craft a law that will stand up to a constitutional challenge rather than ram through a law devoid of limits and or provisions to deal with the challenges like the conservatives just did.
This shows the conservatives are more interested in headlines, rather than true law and order. I applaud a law that deals with high drivers, but lets make one that works for god's sake...
I know, it's the conservatives so you have your rose colored glasses on dont ya...
How about a law like the gun registry....is that the type of law you are talking about?
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