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 [...]
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 [...]
HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO GO TO TRIAL?
From the time you put in a plea it will probably take, at the very minimum, two and a half months before the matter will come up again for [...]
WHAT HAPPENS IF I AM FOUND GUILTY OF THESE CHARGES?
The penalties will vary depending on when you were charged. If you were charged before December 18, 2018, s. 11(i) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms applies [...]
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 [...]