Miserable Holiday Haiku
Sleigh bells, egg nog andAn IRS for ChristmasFa law law Gunn Law The stress of the holidays ramps up exponentially if you get an impaired driving “charge” at the holidays. In Alberta, unless you have been stopped before for impaired driving or there was a bad accident, you likely will not be “charged” criminally if an officer believes you were driving while under the influence of alcohol You may be breathing a sigh of relief, thinking, “The Christmas spirit is at work here”. Well, although the Christmas spirit is wandering around somewhere, it may have taken a bit of a detour at that moment. If the officer gives you an IRS (Immediate Roadside Sanction) also known as a Notice of Administrative Penalty (NAP) this is…




