Impaired Driving / Drive Over 80 mg.
What you need to know about drunk driving and fighting the charges in Ontario.
What is impaired driving?
Impaired driving means operating a vehicle (including cars, trucks, boats, snowmobiles and off-road vehicles) while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
What is drive – over 80 mg.?
Driving over 80 mg. means operating a vehicle (including cars, trucks, boats, snowmobiles and off-road vehicles) while your blood alcohol level is above the legal limit of 80 mg.
Impaired driving is a CRIMINAL Charge. If convicted you will have a Criminal Record which will affect travel into the United States as well as other restrictions. H.E.L.P. works with lawyers to assist you in the defense of your impaired driving charges
The consequences in Ontario:
Depending on your Blood Alcohol Level you can face a 3 day licence suspension to a lifetime ‘ignition interlock device’ being installed in your vehicle.
If you are convicted of impaired driving or drive over 80 mg.:
The minimum penalty for a first offence is:
- Having to take a mandatory alcohol education or treatment program
- There is a 1 year minimum requirement to drive a car equipped with an ignition interlock device
- No minimum jail sentence
- $1,000 fine
- Your Licence will be suspended for 1 year
The minimum penalty for a second offence is:
- Having to take a mandatory alcohol education or treatment program
- There is a 3 year minimum requirement to drive a car equipped with an ignition interlock device
- 30-day minimum jail sentence
- Fine amount at the discretion of the judge
- Your licence will be suspended for 3 years
The third and subsequent times:
- Having to take a mandatory alcohol education or treatment program
- There is a lifetime minimum requirement to drive a car equipped with an ignition interlock device
- 120-day minimum jail sentence
- You will receive a fine amount at the discretion of the judge
- You will receive a Lifetime licence suspension (can be reduced to 10 years if certain conditions are met)
Why choose our impaired driving / drive over 80 mg. defence experts?
Highway Enforcement Legal Protection is a province-wide company with a team of highly experienced, licenced paralegals and lawyers serving you. All have met the high standards as set out by the Law Society of Ontario, the governing body of both paralegals and lawyers in Ontario.
Our licenced paralegals and lawyers have a high success rate because of our integrity, experience, knowledge, skill and desire to ensure the best outcome for our clients. You can expect us to perform all the work necessary to attain this goal.
It’s not possible for any paralegal or lawyer to promise 100% success. Even so, for cases where dismissal isn’t possible, we can typically negotiate a beneficial resolution on your behalf thereby reducing the consequences of conviction.
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What’s the cost to fight impaired driving / drive over 80 mg. charges?
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