HTA - Impaired Flashcards
s. 320.14(1)(a)
Ability to Operate - Impaired
4
Everyone commits offence who 1 - operates a conveyance 2 - while the persons ability to operate it is impaired to ANY DEGREE 3 - by alcohol or drugs or combination 4 - Can happen ANYWHERE
Sequence of Events - ARREST for Impaired Operation (alcohol)
10
1 - Arrest for impaired, handcuff and search
2 - RTC
3 - Caution
4 - Demand - breath demand from memo book
5 - Locate closest available technician
6 - Tow or otherwise secure vehicle
7 - Get a secondary officer to look after car while you go to station for breath test
8 - Transport accused to facility to call lawyer and then intoxilizer tests
9 - If blows over 80, the technician will provide you with charges
10 - Serve the techs documents to accused before release from custody
s. 320.27(1) C.C.
ADSE - Approved Drug Screening Equipment Demand
3
1 - Immediately provide a sample of Oral Fluid (saliva)
2 - tests ONLY for the presence of cocaine/THC
3 - only confirms the presence of the drugs, does not tell you the amount
ASD Demand
When can you give demand?
- SUSPECT alcohol in their system but NO grounds for impairment
Breath Demand
When do you use it?
(2)
1 - used after arrest is made for impairment
OR
2 - arrest made for over 80 after the accused fails ASD test
(SFST) - Standard Field Sobriety Test
WHO? (1)
1 - trained officer who take the SFST course
Symptoms of Impaired by Alcohol
- unsteady on feet, blood shot eyes, slurred speech, odour of alcoholic beverage, disorientation
s. 320.11
Operate - DEFN under C.C.
4
To have care and control of Conveyance: 1 - motor vehicle 2 - vessel 3 - aircraft 4 - railway equipment
Conveyance
s. 320.11 C.C.
DEFN (4)
1 - Motor vehicle
2 - Vessel
3 - Aircraft
4 - Railway Equipment
Evidence of Erratic Driving
- weaving lane to lane, crossing centre line, slow speed, mounting curbs, wide turns
Care or Control
DEFN
- Implies an INTENTION to set in motion or assume some measure of control
Essential Elements of Care and Control (3)
1 - Intentional course of conduct associated with a motor vehicle
2 - by a person whose ABILITY to drive is impaired or whose BAC exceeds legal limit
3 - in circumstances that create a REALISTIC risk of danger to a person/property
R v. Boudreault
14 Point Test Care and Control
1 - Level of impairment 2 - Keys in ignition 3 - vehicle running 4 - location of vehicle 5 - reached destination 6 - disposition and attitude 7 - accused drove to destination 8 - sleep it off 9 - plan to get home 10 - stated intention to resume driving 11 - wearing seatbelt 12 - seated in driver seat 13 - alternative means of leaving 14 - made other arrangements
Sequence of Events - Breath Demand
6
1 - Arrest 2 - Handcuff 3 - Search 4 - RTC 5 - Caution 6 - Breath Demand
Operation while Impaired - ANYWHERE
s. 320.14(1)
A+B+C+D
A - Operates a conveyance while ability to operate is impaired to ANY degree by alcohol or drugs or both
B - WITHIN 2 hours after ceasing to operate a conveyance has a BAC equal or greater then .80
C - WITHIN 2 hours of operating conveyance has BLOOD to DRUG concentration exceeding limits for said drug
D - WITHIN 2 hours combination exceeds limits