15 www.rnca.ca Royal Newfoundland Constabulary Association This process will take anywhere from 6 months plus. In addition to your reinstatement fees, you will have to pay an administrative fee for the assessment. These are minimum penalties and can be increased in some cases. It is illegal to drive when you have been ordered not to by a judge or when your licence has been suspended for an impaired driving conviction. If you do drive, you could face up to two years in prison and a further prohibition from driving up to life. The Criminal Code also enables the ordering of treatment in some cases. Remember, also, that it’s illegal to leave the scene of an accident. Penalties for this include up to two years in prison and a prohibition from driving of up to three years. If your impaired driving results in injury or death to others, the penalties are tough. The maximum penalties are: • Impaired driving causing bodily harm o up to 10 years in prison and up to a 10-year prohibition from driving • Impaired driving causing death o up to 14 years in prison and up to a 10-year prohibition from driving • Criminal negligence causing bodily harm o up to 10 years in prison and up to a 10-year prohibition from driving • Manslaughter and criminal negligence causing death o up to life in prison and up to a lifetime prohibition from driving. All of these penalties apply also to impaired boating and flying. ■ www.gov.nl.ca Stop and Think. Please Don’t Boat Impaired.
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