7/31/2019 Infographic: Drunk driving laws
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SUSAN BATSFORD, GRAPHICS EDITOR,TWITTER @SBATS1; INFOGRAPHIC
BY
MEGAN DINNER/QMI AGENCYSources: MADD; Wikipedia;
transportation.alberta.ca;Trac Injury Research Foundation
IN MINUTES News and events visually
Drunk driving lawsFIRST OFFENCE:$1,000 $5,000 fine,
1236 month driving prohibition and018 months jail
SECOND OFFENCE:$1,000 $5,000
fine, 2460 month driving prohibitionand 30 days18 months
jail
Third/subsequent oence:
$5,000+ fine, 36 monthslifetimedriving prohibition and 120
days18 months jail
Motor vehicle deathsinvolving a drunkdriver
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
YukonBAC limit: 0.08%Licence Suspensions:First time: 24
hours
Second time: 24 hours
Vehicle impoundment: No
Mandatory ignitioninterlock program:Voluntary only
N.W.T.BAC limit: 0.05%Licence Suspensions:First time: 24
hours
Second time: 30 days
Vehicle impoundment: No
Mandatory ignitioninterlock program: No
NunavutBAC limit: 0.05%Licence Suspensions:First time: 424
hours
Second time: 424 hours
Vehicle impoundment: NoMandatory ignitioninterlock program:
No
B.C.BAC limit: 0.05%Licence Suspensions: 24hours if reasonable
groundsdriving ability aected byalcohol; 3 days for 0.05% or
refusalVehicle impoundment: 30 days
Mandatory ignition interlockprogram: Yes
SaskatchewanBAC limit: 0.04%Licence Suspensions: 24hours (1st
and 2nd oences);90 days (3rd)
Vehicle impoundment: No
Mandatory ignition interlockprogram: Yes
ManitobaBAC limit: 0.05%Licence Suspensions: 24 hours
(1stoence); 15 days (2nd); 30 days (3rd);60 days (4th+)
Vehicle impoundment: 30 days (BAC >0.08%); 60 days (no test
or < 0.16%)
Mandatory ignition interlock program:Yes
OntarioBAC limit: 0.05%Licence Suspensions: 3 days (1stoence); 7
days (2nd); 30 days (3rd+)
Vehicle impoundment: 7 days forrefusal to test or BAC >
0.08%
Mandatory ignition interlockprogram: Yes
QuebecBAC limit: 0.08%Licence Suspensions: None
Vehicle impoundment: 30days for BAC > 0.16%, BACof > 0.08%
and has had a
prior license suspensionwithin past 10 years, or failsto provide
a sample
Mandatory ignitioninterlock program: Yes
N.L.BAC limit: 0.05%Licence Suspensions: 7 days (1stoence); 14
days (2nd); 2 months(3rd); 4 months (4th+)
Vehicle impoundment: No
Mandatory ignition interlockprogram: Voluntary only
Nova ScotiaBAC limit: 0.05%Licence Suspensions: 7 days
(1stoence); 15 days (2nd); 30 days(3rd+)
Vehicle impoundment: No
Mandatory ignition interlockprogram: Yes
N.B.BAC limit: 0.05%Licence Suspension:7 days
Vehicle impoundment:No
Mandatory ignitioninterlock program:Voluntary only
New Rules beginningSeptember 1, 2012:For drivers withBAC
0.05%0.08%:First oence: Immediate 3-daylicence suspension and
3-dayvehicle seizure.
Second oence: Immediate15-day licence suspension,7-day vehicle
seizure, PlanningAhead course.
Third oence: Immediate30-day licence suspension,7-day vehicle
seizure, Impactcourse.
AlbertaBAC limit: 0.08%Licence Suspension: Immediate,lasts until
criminal chargeresolved
Vehicle impoundment: 3 days(1st charge); 7 days (2nd and3rd)
Mandatory course: PlanningAhead (1st charge); Impact(2nd and
3rd)
Mandatory ignition interlockprogram: Yes, with
criminalconviction 1 year for 1stconviction, 3 years for 2ndand 5
years for 3rd
If you get caughtwith a blood alcoholconcentration (BAC) of
30.3%
30.2
33.0
29.6
32.4
30.529.9
32.7 32.4
33.5
32.0
*Estimatesbased on per cent of deathsfor which information was
available to determine alcohol use
% of total
deaths*
P.E.I.BAC limit: 0.05%Licence Suspensions:7 days (1st oence);30
days (2nd); 90 days
(3rd+)Second time: 30 days
Vehicle impoundment:No
Mandatory ignitioninterlock program: Yes
0.08%:THE FEDERAL LAW
PLUS, DEPENDING ON WHAT PROVINCE YOURE IN:
Minimum sentences:
