Criminal Code, section 320.13(1)
Dangerous operation of a conveyance
What the law says
- Maximum
- 10 years
- Mandatory minimum
- No mandatory minimum
- Kind of offence
- Other
- Prosecuted
- By indictment or summary conviction
11 cases with this offence
- July 10, 20262 years less a day conditional sentence, then 2 years probation; 4-year driving prohibition plus the CSO term
- May 14, 2026R. v. Henry, 2026 BCSC 1107
- Below the Crown's ask
- On release at the time
6 years imprisonment on all counts, concurrent - April 13, 20265 years custody (977 days credit, 848 days remaining); 12 months concurrent on each other count
- January 16, 2026R. v. K.P.J.I.-B., 2026 BCSC 193
- On release at the time
3.5 years (1,277 days) imprisonment, less 779 days credit for pre-sentence custody; 498 days remaining - November 17, 20253 years consecutive on assault of a peace officer with a weapon plus 18 months on the other counts (4.5 years total), less 376 days credit
- July 10, 2025R. v. Johnson, 2025 BCSC 1591
- Below the Crown's ask
12 months in custody less credit for pre-sentence custody, then 3 years probation - November 20, 2023Two and a half years (912 days) imprisonment, less 468 days credit; 3-year driving prohibition
- May 11, 2023R. v. L.J.H., 2023 BCSC 1026
- Below the Crown's ask
4 years global for the sexual offences plus 1 month consecutive for the driving offences (4 years and 1 month total) - May 3, 2023R. v. Sun, 2023 BCSC 739
- No jail for a violent offence
Conditional discharge with three years probation (substituted on appeal for suspended sentences and 76 days jail)No custody - December 15, 2022R. v. West, 2022 BCSC 2348
- Below the Crown's ask
5.5 years (2,007 days) less 1,199 days pre-trial credit, leaving 808 days; lifetime s. 109 prohibition, DNA, forfeiture - July 19, 202220-month sentence less 10 months remand credit, served as a 10-month conditional sentence order; DNA order, 9-year-10-month driving prohibition; no probation
Judges who sentenced this offence
- The Honourable Justice Alan M. Ross
- The Honourable Justice Catherine Murray
- The Honourable Judge Del W. Atwood
- The Honourable Justice Gareth Morley
- The Honourable Justice Gary P. Weatherill
- The Honourable Justice John Gibb-Carsley
- The Honourable Justice K. Michael Stephens
- The Honourable Justice Kenneth W. Ball
- The Honourable Justice Lindsay M. Lyster
- The Honourable Justice Ronald S. Tindale
- The Honourable Justice Sandra Wilkinson