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==B. Your Obligations== | ==B. Your Obligations== | ||
When stopped by a peace officer while driving, you must, upon request, provide your driver’s license, vehicle registration, and proof of insurance. If these items are located in the glove compartment or other out-of-sight location, it may be advisable to ask the officer for permission to retrieve them before reaching for them, so that the officer does not think that you are reaching for a weapon. | When stopped by a peace officer while ''driving'', you must, upon request, provide your driver’s license, vehicle registration, and proof of insurance. If these items are located in the glove compartment or other out-of-sight location, it may be advisable to ask the officer for permission to retrieve them before reaching for them, so that the officer does not think that you are reaching for a weapon. | ||
When a legal breath sample is demanded by a peace officer, | When a legal breath sample is demanded by a peace officer, a driver must forthwith provide a sample of breath to determine the concentration of alcohol in the driver's body. See s. 254(2) of the ''Criminal Code''. More information on breath samples is available in [[Motor_Vehicle_Offences_for_Drugs_and_Alcohol_(13:IX) | section IX]] of this chapter. | ||
Additionally, if a police officer has reasonable suspicion that a driver is impaired by a drug other than alcohol they must submit to a Standardized Field Sobriety Test ("SFST"). More information on SFST is available in section IX of this Chapter. | |||
You have specific obligations at the scene of a collision. They are outlined in the next section of this chapter: [[Duties_after_a_Motor_Vehicle_Collision_(13:IV)|Duties After a Collision]] | You have specific obligations at the scene of a collision. They are outlined in the next section of this chapter: [[Duties_after_a_Motor_Vehicle_Collision_(13:IV)|Duties After a Collision]] | ||