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<p>The technician who operates the Approved Instrument will ask you to breathe deeply into a plastic mouthpiece connected to the breath tube attached to the side of the instrument. It can take several minutes to analyze the sample. The technician will wait at least 15 minutes and then usually ask you to do it again. When the test is finished, a police officer will give you a Certificate of Qualified Technician Who Took Breath Samples, describing the test results. Keep this document in its original condition. Don’t write on it or damage it. Just give it to your lawyer.</p> | <p>The technician who operates the Approved Instrument will ask you to breathe deeply into a plastic mouthpiece connected to the breath tube attached to the side of the instrument. It can take several minutes to analyze the sample. The technician will wait at least 15 minutes and then usually ask you to do it again. When the test is finished, a police officer will give you a Certificate of Qualified Technician Who Took Breath Samples, describing the test results. Keep this document in its original condition. Don’t write on it or damage it. Just give it to your lawyer.</p> | ||
===2.</strong> <strong>What</strong><strong> can happen under BC law</strong> <strong>if you drink and drive?=== | |||
<p><strong>a. An <em>Immediate Roadside Prohibition</em> (IRP)</strong><br /> | <p><strong>a. An <em>Immediate Roadside Prohibition</em> (IRP)</strong><br /> | ||
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Prohibitions and convictions under the BC <em>Motor Vehicle Act</em> mean you have much higher vehicle insurance costs. The website of the Insurance Corporation of BC (ICBC) has more on this at [http://www.icbc.com/driver-licensing/tickets/Pages/Driver-Risk-Premium.aspx www.icbc.com/driver-licensing/tickets/Pages/Driver-Risk-Premium.aspx].</p> | Prohibitions and convictions under the BC <em>Motor Vehicle Act</em> mean you have much higher vehicle insurance costs. The website of the Insurance Corporation of BC (ICBC) has more on this at [http://www.icbc.com/driver-licensing/tickets/Pages/Driver-Risk-Premium.aspx www.icbc.com/driver-licensing/tickets/Pages/Driver-Risk-Premium.aspx].</p> | ||
===3. What can happen under the Canadian <em>Criminal Code</em> if you drink and drive?=== | |||
<p>If the police do not issue an IRP under the BC <em>Motor Vehicle Act</em>, they may charge you with any of the following 3 serious criminal charges under the <em>Criminal Code </em>of Canada (available at http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/:</p> | <p>If the police do not issue an IRP under the BC <em>Motor Vehicle Act</em>, they may charge you with any of the following 3 serious criminal charges under the <em>Criminal Code </em>of Canada (available at http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/:</p> | ||
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<p>Convictions under the <em>Criminal Code</em> also mean you have much higher vehicle insurance costs. The website of the Insurance Corporation of BC (ICBC) has more on this at [http://www.icbc.com/driver-licensing/tickets/Pages/Driver-Risk-Premium.aspx www.icbc.com/driver-licensing/tickets/Pages/Driver-Risk-Premium.aspx]. And you may be refused entry to the US.</p> | <p>Convictions under the <em>Criminal Code</em> also mean you have much higher vehicle insurance costs. The website of the Insurance Corporation of BC (ICBC) has more on this at [http://www.icbc.com/driver-licensing/tickets/Pages/Driver-Risk-Premium.aspx www.icbc.com/driver-licensing/tickets/Pages/Driver-Risk-Premium.aspx]. And you may be refused entry to the US.</p> | ||
===4. If you are facing a drinking and driving case</strong></h3>=== | |||
<p>Drinking and driving law is one of the most complex areas of the law because the cases involve law, science, alcohol-testing equipment, and public policy. More people are found not guilty of drinking and driving offences in Canada than of any other type of criminal charges. This means that more innocent people are charged with drinking and driving offences than with other offences.</p> | <p>Drinking and driving law is one of the most complex areas of the law because the cases involve law, science, alcohol-testing equipment, and public policy. More people are found not guilty of drinking and driving offences in Canada than of any other type of criminal charges. This means that more innocent people are charged with drinking and driving offences than with other offences.</p> | ||
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<p>You should use your right to contact a lawyer and get legal advice right away if you have a drinking and driving case. Legal advice is crucial in these cases.</p> | <p>You should use your right to contact a lawyer and get legal advice right away if you have a drinking and driving case. Legal advice is crucial in these cases.</p> | ||
==More information from the BC government== | |||
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