What do I do if I receive a 90 day driving suspension?

You have 7 days to appeal a 90 day administrative driving prohibition. If you don’t appeal then you will be deemed to have accepted it. If you are successful on the review, you will get a return of the application fee as well as the reinstatement of your driving privileges.

What is the outcome if I am found guilty of Impaired Operation, ‘Over 80”, or Refusing to Provide a Breath Sample?

There are number of consequences. It will depend on whether it is your first, second or third conviction. The amount of the fine, the length of the driving suspension and the jail terms rise with each additional conviction:

1. On a first conviction a fine of not less than $1,000 together with a driving suspension of not less than a year;
2. On a second conviction, a mandatory term of imprisonment of not less than thirty days.  The driving suspension will be for a period of not more than five years and not less than two years;
3. On a third or subsequent conviction, imprisonment of not less than one hundred and twenty days and a suspension of not less than three years.

You will incur an increase in motor vehicle insurance rates, costly implementation of an interlock ignition device in your vehicle, and licence reinstatement costs from the provincial Ministry of Highways and Transportation. You may also face restrictions on travel.