The Christmas Counterattack program is underway in British Columbia, starting with a massive blitz on the weekend with police DUI checkpoints on most major highways in the province. Lots of people are opposed to check-stop programs like these because they think it’s unfair to inconvenience thousands of drivers to catch the odd person who might […]
Obligations at a DUI checkpoint in BC – presenting your license Continue Reading »
We are delighted to share the remarkable achievement of Kyla Lee, from Acumen Law Corporation, who has been honoured with the esteemed 2023 Legal Award for Vancouver DUI Lawyer by Acquisition International Magazine. This distinguished recognition is a testament to Kyla’s exceptional legal expertise and unwavering commitment to providing outstanding legal services. View Kyla’s listing
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Sometimes legal terms are chosen to make a distinction that doesn’t really exist. A good example of this is the terms we have used in Canada to deal with people who drove while their driving privileges are under suspension. In Canadian federal law we used to refer to a driving prohibition pursuant to the Criminal
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Each province has its own laws regarding drinking and driving investigations. In BC, when the police demand a breath test right there are the roadside into a hand-held approved screening device, the results will trigger options for the police that impacts the way things will play out for the driver. In many circumstances, when a
Should You Blow Twice? Continue Reading »
Everyone is nervous when they are stopped by the police. On the one hand, even if you’re 100% certain you’ve done nothing wrong, there is the concern that the police think you’ve done something wrong. There is the public embarrassment of sitting in your car with a police vehicle behind with red and blue lights
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In British Columbia most DUIs are 90-day Immediate Roadside Prohibitions, which are issued based on a roadside breath test taken with a hand-held breathalyzer. In one of Kyla Lee’s recent TikToks she explained why you can get a DUI in BC if you use a vape. We thought we should tell you what the government
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Many Canadians would think it’s a god-given right to be able to enjoy a Labatt Blue in a canoe. After all, you Hosers, there’s a 50-50 chance any of us were conceived in a canoe or at least that canoeing was part of the courtship that caused your parents to get together. But we have
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When the IRP legal scheme was introduced, to say this law could be characterized as being within their legislative power, one point the government advanced was that it would not be used in cases where there was an accident. The issue was whether the province had the power to make laws in an area that
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The Supreme Court of Canada changed the law at the end of June. Most people won’t notice, but for impaired driving lawyers (we’re a small group in this country) it’s big news. The decision involved someone who was prohibited from driving as a result of a bail condition while they were awaiting trial on an
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The behaviour of drivers on the road is governed by numerous pieces of legislation and countless court decisions. It can be difficult to discern the state of the law on any given action or failure to act in the operation of a motor vehicle. The Criminal Code governs driving offences. The Motor Vehicle Act also
A legal moving target: What constitutes dangerous driving? Continue Reading »
Sometimes in the legal system, it is possible for people who have been charged with a crime to complete something called the Alternative Measures Program, as opposed to a major punishment, most notably, jail. The Adult Alternative Measures Program (AMP) offers a diversionary option specifically for individuals with either no criminal record or a dated
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Police in Abbotsford recently referred an individual to the Ministry of Child and Family Development (MCFD) following allegations that a driver had their child blow into an ignition interlock system—a device designed to prevent impaired driving. The Abbotsford Police Department claim they encountered the driver during a routine patrol when they suspected impairment. The driver
