Acts and Regulations

M-17 - Motor Vehicle Act

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Court – prohibition or sentence of imprisonment
302.1(1)If, in respect of a conviction of an offence under the Criminal Code (Canada) involving the use of a motor vehicle, a court prohibits a person from operating a motor vehicle for a period in excess of the period of suspension provided in this Act, the Registrar shall suspend the person’s driving privilege for a period equal to the period of prohibition.
302.1(2)If a sentence of imprisonment is imposed on a person in respect of an offence resulting in the suspension of the person’s driving privilege, the period of suspension of the driving privilege under this Act shall be a period equal to the period otherwise provided in this Act plus the time served in prison.
1980, c.34, s.20; 1988, c.66, s.17; 1993, c.5, s.22; 2017, c.54, s.33
Suspension periods
302.1(1)If, in respect of a conviction of an offence under the Criminal Code (Canada) involving the use of a motor vehicle, or on an order directing discharge under subsection 255(5) of the Criminal Code (Canada), a court prohibits a person from operating a motor vehicle for a period in excess of the period of suspension provided in this Act, the Registrar shall suspend the person’s driving privilege for a period equal to the period of prohibition.
302.1(2)If a sentence of imprisonment is imposed on a person in respect of an offence resulting in the suspension of the person’s driving privilege, the period of suspension of the driving privilege under this Act shall be a period equal to the period otherwise provided in this Act plus the time served in prison.
1980, c.34, s.20; 1988, c.66, s.17; 1993, c.5, s.22