HOW DID THE CRIMINAL CODE CHARGES CHANGE ON DECEMBER 18, 2018?
There are too many changes to outline all of them here. It is important that you speak to a lawyer to understand the full impact these changes may have on [...]
HOW DO I START AN APPEAL OF MY NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY?
You will need to pay the $150 filing fee and submit your grounds for the appeal. The grounds normally have to relate to one of the enumerated defences outlined in [...]
WHEN CAN I DRIVE WITH IGNITION INTERLOCK?
If you were charged criminally with impaired driving, driving with a blood alcohol level over the legal limit or failing or refusing to provide a breath sample, and you plead [...]
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN IMMEDIATE ROADSIDE SANCTION (IRS) AND A NOTICE OF ADMINSITRATIVE PENALTY (NAP)?
This is a trick question! There isn’t any. We do not know why the Government decided to ascribe two names to the same process, but the IRS and the [...]
CAN I GET A TEMPORARY DRIVING PERMIT JUST FOR WORK PURPOSES?
No. The SafeRoads Adjudicator cannot consider the hardship that losing your license may cause you or your family. However, talk to your lawyer to see if there are other options [...]
IS THERE ANY WAY OF GETTING AROUND THE 15 MONTH ALBERTA ADMINISTRATIVE LICENSE SUSPENSION?
There is an appeal process that we encourage all of our clients to access. You must start an appeal within 30 days of being charged. The form you need [...]
DOES THE TIME I HAVE SPENT WITHOUT A LICENSE DUE TO THE IMMEDIATE LICENSE SUSPENSION COUNT TOWARDS THE ULTIMATE SUSPENSION I WILL GET IF I PLEAD GUILTY OR AM FOUND GUILTY OF ONE OF THE IMPAIRED, OVER .08 OR REFUSAL CHARGES?
If you were charged before April 2018, you were given an indefinite license suspension and if you were charged after that date, a 15-month suspension. There are, occasionally, but [...]
DO I HAVE TO APPEAR FOR FINGERPRINTING?
Yes, if you were charged criminally and fingerprints and photographs were not already done before you were released. It is an offence not to go for fingerprinting. No, if you [...]
WHAT IF I CAN’T MAKE IT TO COURT?
Call your lawyer immediately. If you don’t have a lawyer, call the court house and the Crown Prosecutor’s office. Be aware that, depending on the nature of the court [...]
DO I HAVE TO BE PRESENT AT EVERY COURT APPEARANCE?
If you are a youth you must appear at all court appearances unless you have filed a designation of counsel. Even then, you should know that some courts will [...]