Driving Offences

Offence description	Criminal Code Section	S/H/I	Minimum penalty	Discharge available	Maximum Penalty (S)	Maximum Penalty (I)
Dangerous Driving (no injury)	249(1)	H		yes	6 mos./$5,000 fine	5 yrs.
Dangerous Driving (injury occurs)	249(3)	I		yes		10 yrs.
Flee Police	249.1	H		yes	6 mos./$5,000 fine	5 yrs.
Flee Police (injury caused by dangerous driving)	249.1(4)(a)	I				14 yrs.
Flee Police (death caused by dangerous driving)	249.1(4)(b)	I				life imprisonment
Fail to Stop at Scene of Accident	252	H		yes	6 mos./$5,000 fine	5 yrs.
Fail to Stop at Scene of Accident (knowing person hurt in accident)	252	I		yes		10 yrs.
Fail to Stop at Scene of Accident (knowing person killed in accident)	252	I				life imprisonment
Driving or Care or Control while Impaired or Over 80 mgs.	253	H	$1,000 fine for first offence; 30 days for second; 120 days for third	Curative discharge available in some provinces (not Ont.)	18 mos./$5,000 fine	5 yrs.
Refuse or fail to provide a breath or blood sample	254(5)	H	$1,000 fine for first offence; 30 days for second; 120 days for third		18 mos./$5,000 fine	5 yrs.
Refuse or fail to comply with demand intended to determine whether ability to operate motor vehicle impaired by drug	254(5)	H	$1,000 fine for first offence; 30 days for second; 120 days for third		18 mos./$5,000 fine	5 yrs.
Impaired Driving Causing Bodily Harm	255(2)	I		yes		10 yrs.
Driving Over 80 mgs. Causing Bodily Harm	255(2.1)	I		yes		10 yrs.
Refuse or fail to provide breath sample knowing operation of motor vehicle caused accident resulting in bodily harm	255(2.2)	I		yes		10 yrs.
Refuse or fail to comply with demand intended to determine whether ability to operate motor vehicle impaired by drug knowing operation of motor vehicle caused accident resulting in bodily harm	255(2.2)	I		yes		10 yrs.
Impaired Driving Causing Death	255(3)	I				life imprisonment
Driving Over 80 mgs. Causing Death	255(3.1)	I				life imprisonment
Refuse or fail to provide breath sample knowing operation of motor vehicle caused accident resulting in death	255(3.2)	I				life imprisonment
Refuse or fail to comply with demand intended to determine whether ability to operate motor vehicle impaired by drug knowing operation of motor vehicle caused accident resulting in death	255(3.2)	I				life imprisonment
Drive Disqualified	259(4)	H		yes	6 mos./$5,000 fine	2 yrs.