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The Alberta Administrative Licence Suspension (AALS) program immediately suspends a driver’s license if they are suspected of impaired driving. This includes if a driver exceeds legal alcohol or drug limits and even if the driver refuses a breath or blood sample. The administrative licence suspension is a two-stage, fixed-term penalty, with a 90-day initial suspension and a potential further one-year suspension, subject to Ignition Interlock Program participation.
The new Federal and Provincial impaired driving laws give the police broad powers. Continue reading “SOBER OR IMPAIRED: EVEN IF YOU ARE INNOCENT, YOU CAN STILL LOSE YOUR LICENSE UNDER THE NEW IMPAIRED DRIVING LAWS.”
In our last blog post in this series, we reviewed the legal context of impaired driving laws, the history of administrative license suspensions, and the Sahaluk court cases. Continue reading “Impaired Driving Law in Alberta Part 2: New Administrative Licence Suspensions”
In April of 2018 new provincial impaired driving laws came in to effect in Alberta. Continue reading “Impaired Driving Law in Alberta Part 1: The Sahaluk Saga”