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EXPERIENCED LAWYERS. If a person is charge with refusal, they face the same penalties as someone who is charged with impaired driving or driving with a driving with Suspended license bc BAC over 0.08. This means they could be subject to a one-year Canada-wide driving ban, a large monetary fine and the imposition of a criminal record.

Suspensions or revocations are common consequences for serious driving-related offenses, such as driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs , hit-and-run , and racing But, depending on the circumstances, less serious offenses like speeding can also lead to loss of driving privileges.

It means that you were operating a motor vehicle while your driver's license has been disqualified or prohibited by court-imposed suspension for unpaid fines, or other provincial offences (or even criminal offences) resulting in specific term prohibiting you from driving a motor vehicle as a form of punishment.

When the person is operating a motor vehicle owned by a business or enterprise licensed by the city and used in the legitimate off-road operations of the business or enterprise, such as sand and gravel operations, land surveying operations, construction companies, and utility companies.

By presenting Crown counsel with a full background of our client's circumstances, and reasons for driving, we have been able to persuade Crown to proceed on the lesser, related offence of driving without holding a valid driver's licence, under s. 24 of the Motor Vehicle Act.

You may be able to get your charges reduced or dismissed if you can prove mitigating circumstances such as a medical emergency or similar factors, and the penalties for driving on a suspended license will likely be less severe if you were driving safely before you were pulled over.