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M-17 - Motor Vehicle Act

Section 307.1
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Agreements respecting records of convictions and of administrative sanctions outside Province
2024, c.16, s.9
307.1(1)The Minister, with the approval of the Lieutenant-Governor in Council, may enter into an agreement with another province or a territory of Canada, with a State of the United States of America or with another country to provide and receive records of
(a) the convictions of a driver or non-resident driver of offences under the Criminal Code (Canada) involving the use of a motor vehicle,
(b) the orders directing discharge of a driver or non-resident driver under subsection 255(5) of the Criminal Code (Canada), as that subsection read before the date that subsection 320.23(1) of the Criminal Code (Canada) came into force,
(c) the convictions of a driver or non-resident driver of offences under a provincial statute or territorial ordinance involving the use of a motor vehicle,
(d) the convictions of a driver or non-resident driver of criminal or civil offences involving the use of a motor vehicle other than the convictions referred to in paragraphs (a) and (c), and
(e) the administrative sanctions imposed on a driver or non-resident driver relating to the use of a motor vehicle.
307.1(2)The Registrar may provide and receive records that are subject to an agreement under subsection (1).
307.1(3)Where, pursuant to an agreement entered into under subsection (1), the Registrar receives a record of a conviction referred to in paragraph (1)(a) or an order referred to in paragraph (1)(b), the Registrar shall assess points against the driver or non-resident driver under subsection 297(2) as if the conviction had occurred or the order had been issued in the Province.
307.1(4)Where, pursuant to an agreement entered into under subsection (1), the Registrar receives a record of a conviction referred to in paragraph (1)(c) of an offence that, in the opinion of the Registrar, is in substance and effect equivalent to an offence that, if committed in the Province, would be grounds for the assessment of points under subsection 297(2), the Registrar shall assess points against the driver or non-resident driver under subsection 297(2) as if the driver or non-resident driver had been convicted in the Province of the offence in the Province that would be, in the opinion of the Registrar, equivalent in substance and effect to the offence committed.
307.1(5)Where, pursuant to an agreement entered into under subsection (1), the Registrar receives a record of a conviction of a criminal or civil offence referred to in paragraph (1)(d) that, in the opinion of the Registrar, is in substance and effect equivalent to a conviction of an offence under the Criminal Code (Canada) involving the use of a motor vehicle, the Registrar shall assess points against the driver or non-resident driver under subsection 297(2) as if the driver or non-resident driver had been convicted in the Province of the offence under the Criminal Code (Canada) involving the use of a motor vehicle.
307.1(5.1)Where, pursuant to an agreement entered into under subsection (1), the Registrar receives a record of an administrative sanction referred to in paragraph (1)(e) from another province or a territory of Canada, the Registrar shall assess points against the driver or non-resident driver under subsection 297(2) as if the administrative sanction had been imposed on the driver or non-resident driver in the Province.
307.1(6)Where the Registrar receives a record referred to in subsection (3) or (5) and the driver or non-resident driver is a person whose driving privilege has been suspended pursuant to paragraph 300(1)(a), (b) or (b.1), subsections 302(2), (2.1) and (2.2) apply as if the conviction in respect of which the record was received had been a conviction in the Province under the sections of the Criminal Code (Canada) referred to in paragraph 300(1)(a) or (b), or as if the order directing discharge had been issued in the Province.
307.1(7)Where the Registrar receives a record referred to in subsection (5.1) from another province or a territory of Canada and the driver or non-resident driver is a person whose driving privilege has been suspended under section 310.06, paragraphs 310.06(14)(b) and (c) and (15)(b) and (c) apply as if the administrative sanction in respect of which the record was received had been imposed on the driver or non-resident driver in New Brunswick to the extent that the administrative sanction was imposed on the driver or non-resident driver by that other province or that territory under a provision of a statute of that other province or under a provision of an ordinance of that territory, as the case may be, that, in the opinion of the Registrar, is equivalent in substance and effect to section 310.06.
1993, c.5, s.26; 2001, c.30, s.20; 2017, c.54, s.37; 2024, c.16, s.10
Agreements respecting records of convictions outside Province
307.1(1)The Minister, with the approval of the Lieutenant-Governor in Council, may enter into an agreement with a province or territory of Canada, with a State of the United States of America or with another country to provide and receive records of
(a) the convictions of a driver or non-resident driver of offences under the Criminal Code (Canada) involving the use of a motor vehicle,
(b) the orders directing discharge of a driver or non-resident driver under subsection 255(5) of the Criminal Code (Canada), as that subsection read before the date that subsection 320.23(1) of that Act came into force,
(c) the convictions of a driver or non-resident driver of offences under a provincial statute or territorial ordinance involving the use of a motor vehicle, and
(d) the convictions of a driver or non-resident driver of criminal or civil offences involving the use of a motor vehicle other than the convictions referred to in paragraphs (a) and (c).
307.1(2)The Registrar may provide and receive records that are subject to an agreement under subsection (1).
307.1(3)Where, pursuant to an agreement entered into under subsection (1), the Registrar receives a record of a conviction referred to in paragraph (1)(a) or an order referred to in paragraph (1)(b), the Registrar shall assess points against the driver or non-resident driver under subsection 297(2) as if the conviction had occurred or the order had been issued in the Province.
307.1(4)Where, pursuant to an agreement entered into under subsection (1), the Registrar receives a record of a conviction referred to in paragraph (1)(c) of an offence that, in the opinion of the Registrar, is in substance and effect equivalent to an offence that, if committed in the Province, would be grounds for the assessment of points under subsection 297(2), the Registrar shall assess points against the driver or non-resident driver under subsection 297(2) as if the driver or non-resident driver had been convicted in the Province of the offence in the Province that would be, in the opinion of the Registrar, equivalent in substance and effect to the offence committed.
307.1(5)Where, pursuant to an agreement entered into under subsection (1), the Registrar receives a record of a conviction of a criminal or civil offence referred to in paragraph (1)(d) that, in the opinion of the Registrar, is in substance and effect equivalent to a conviction of an offence under the Criminal Code (Canada) involving the use of a motor vehicle, the Registrar shall assess points against the driver or non-resident driver under subsection 297(2) as if the driver or non-resident driver had been convicted in the Province of the offence under the Criminal Code (Canada) involving the use of a motor vehicle.
307.1(6)Where the Registrar receives a record referred to in subsection (3) or (5) and the driver or non-resident driver is a person whose driving privilege has been suspended pursuant to paragraph 300(1)(a), (b) or (b.1), subsections 302(2), (2.1) and (2.2) apply as if the conviction in respect of which the record was received had been a conviction in the Province under the sections of the Criminal Code (Canada) referred to in paragraph 300(1)(a) or (b), or as if the order directing discharge had been issued in the Province.
1993, c.5, s.26; 2001, c.30, s.20; 2017, c.54, s.37
Notice and records of convictions outside Province
307.1(1)The Minister, with the approval of the Lieutenant-Governor in Council, may enter into an agreement with a province or territory of Canada, with a State of the United States of America or with another country to provide and receive records of
(a) the convictions of a driver or non-resident driver of offences under the Criminal Code (Canada) involving the use of a motor vehicle,
(b) the orders directing discharge of a driver or non-resident driver under subsection 255(5) of the Criminal Code (Canada),
(c) the convictions of a driver or non-resident driver of offences under a provincial statute or territorial ordinance involving the use of a motor vehicle, and
(d) the convictions of a driver or non-resident driver of criminal or civil offences involving the use of a motor vehicle other than the convictions referred to in paragraphs (a) and (c).
307.1(2)The Registrar may provide and receive records that are subject to an agreement under subsection (1).
307.1(3)Where, pursuant to an agreement entered into under subsection (1), the Registrar receives a record of a conviction referred to in paragraph (1)(a) or an order referred to in paragraph (1)(b), the Registrar shall assess points against the driver or non-resident driver under subsection 297(2) as if the conviction had occurred or the order had been issued in the Province.
307.1(4)Where, pursuant to an agreement entered into under subsection (1), the Registrar receives a record of a conviction referred to in paragraph (1)(c) of an offence that, in the opinion of the Registrar, is in substance and effect equivalent to an offence that, if committed in the Province, would be grounds for the assessment of points under subsection 297(2), the Registrar shall assess points against the driver or non-resident driver under subsection 297(2) as if the driver or non-resident driver had been convicted in the Province of the offence in the Province that would be, in the opinion of the Registrar, equivalent in substance and effect to the offence committed.
307.1(5)Where, pursuant to an agreement entered into under subsection (1), the Registrar receives a record of a conviction of a criminal or civil offence referred to in paragraph (1)(d) that, in the opinion of the Registrar, is in substance and effect equivalent to a conviction of an offence under the Criminal Code (Canada) involving the use of a motor vehicle, the Registrar shall assess points against the driver or non-resident driver under subsection 297(2) as if the driver or non-resident driver had been convicted in the Province of the offence under the Criminal Code (Canada) involving the use of a motor vehicle.
307.1(6)Where the Registrar receives a record referred to in subsection (3) or (5) and the driver or non-resident driver is a person whose driving privilege has been suspended pursuant to paragraph 300(1)(a), (b) or (b.1), subsections 302(2), (2.1) and (2.2) apply as if the conviction in respect of which the record was received had been a conviction in the Province under the sections of the Criminal Code (Canada) referred to in paragraph 300(1)(a) or (b), or as if the order directing discharge had been issued in the Province.
1993, c.5, s.26; 2001, c.30, s.20
Notice and records of convictions outside Province
307.1(1)The Minister, with the approval of the Lieutenant-Governor in Council, may enter into an agreement with a province or territory of Canada, with a State of the United States of America or with another country to provide and receive records of
(a) the convictions of a driver or non-resident driver of offences under the Criminal Code (Canada) involving the use of a motor vehicle,
(b) the orders directing discharge of a driver or non-resident driver under subsection 255(5) of the Criminal Code (Canada),
(c) the convictions of a driver or non-resident driver of offences under a provincial statute or territorial ordinance involving the use of a motor vehicle, and
(d) the convictions of a driver or non-resident driver of criminal or civil offences involving the use of a motor vehicle other than the convictions referred to in paragraphs (a) and (c).
307.1(2)The Registrar may provide and receive records that are subject to an agreement under subsection (1).
307.1(3)Where, pursuant to an agreement entered into under subsection (1), the Registrar receives a record of a conviction referred to in paragraph (1)(a) or an order referred to in paragraph (1)(b), the Registrar shall assess points against the driver or non-resident driver under subsection 297(2) as if the conviction had occurred or the order had been issued in the Province.
307.1(4)Where, pursuant to an agreement entered into under subsection (1), the Registrar receives a record of a conviction referred to in paragraph (1)(c) of an offence that, in the opinion of the Registrar, is in substance and effect equivalent to an offence that, if committed in the Province, would be grounds for the assessment of points under subsection 297(2), the Registrar shall assess points against the driver or non-resident driver under subsection 297(2) as if the driver or non-resident driver had been convicted in the Province of the offence in the Province that would be, in the opinion of the Registrar, equivalent in substance and effect to the offence committed.
307.1(5)Where, pursuant to an agreement entered into under subsection (1), the Registrar receives a record of a conviction of a criminal or civil offence referred to in paragraph (1)(d) that, in the opinion of the Registrar, is in substance and effect equivalent to a conviction of an offence under the Criminal Code (Canada) involving the use of a motor vehicle, the Registrar shall assess points against the driver or non-resident driver under subsection 297(2) as if the driver or non-resident driver had been convicted in the Province of the offence under the Criminal Code (Canada) involving the use of a motor vehicle.
307.1(6)Where the Registrar receives a record referred to in subsection (3) or (5) and the driver or non-resident driver is a person whose driving privilege has been suspended pursuant to paragraph 300(1)(a), (b) or (b.1), subsections 302(2), (2.1) and (2.2) apply as if the conviction in respect of which the record was received had been a conviction in the Province under the sections of the Criminal Code (Canada) referred to in paragraph 300(1)(a) or (b), or as if the order directing discharge had been issued in the Province.
1993, c.5, s.26; 2001, c.30, s.20