Major changes to impaired driving laws announced
On April 13th the federal government announced major changes to the existing impaired driving legislation. These changes affect drivers under the influence of alcohol and drivers impaired by drug use. The most significant change to driving under the influence of alcohol involves the legislation pertaining to the use of a roadside screening device. Previously, officers required reasonable suspicion that alcohol was present in the driver’s body in order to make a screening demand. The new legislation allows officers to make a roadside breath test in…
