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c) whom the officer has reasonable and probable cause to believe has contravened ''Motor Vehicle Act'' s 68 (leaving the scene of an accident) (s 79(c))
c) whom the officer has reasonable and probable cause to believe has contravened ''Motor Vehicle Act'' s 68 (leaving the scene of an accident) (s 79(c))


and may detain the person until he or she can be brought before a justice.
and may detain the person until they can be brought before a justice.


==B. Your Obligations==
==B. Your Obligations==
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Courts have upheld the rules enforcing mandatory seat belt use as they are held not to be an infringement of an individual’s ''Charter'' rights. The provisions are integral to the broad legislative scheme promoting highway safety and minimizing the overall human and economic cost of accidents. The alleged infringement of a person’s right to free choice is so insignificant that it cannot be considered a measurable breach of ''Charter'' rights: [https://www.canlii.org/en/bc/bcca/doc/1987/1987canlii2453/1987canlii2453.html?autocompleteStr=r%20v%20kennedy%2C%20%5B1987%5D%20&autocompletePos=1 ''R v Kennedy'', [1987<nowiki>]</nowiki> BCJ No 2028, 18 BCLR (2d) 321 (CA)].
Courts have upheld the rules enforcing mandatory seat belt use as they are held not to be an infringement of an individual’s ''Charter'' rights. The provisions are integral to the broad legislative scheme promoting highway safety and minimizing the overall human and economic cost of accidents. The alleged infringement of a person’s right to free choice is so insignificant that it cannot be considered a measurable breach of ''Charter'' rights: [https://www.canlii.org/en/bc/bcca/doc/1987/1987canlii2453/1987canlii2453.html?autocompleteStr=r%20v%20kennedy%2C%20%5B1987%5D%20&autocompletePos=1 ''R v Kennedy'', [1987<nowiki>]</nowiki> BCJ No 2028, 18 BCLR (2d) 321 (CA)].


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