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Criminal Code, section 320.15(3)

Refusal to provide a sample after an accident causing death

Maximum
Life imprisonment
Mandatory minimum
No mandatory minimum
Kind of offence
Impaired driving, causing death

Minimum fine $1,000 first offence, 30 days second offence, 120 days each subsequent offence (s.320.21).

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1 case with this offence

  1. July 29, 2026
    R. v. McGrath, 2026 NSSC 265Refusal to provide a sample after an accident causing death, Pictou. Justice Frank P. Hoskins
    • Below the Crown's ask
    4 years' imprisonment on each count, concurrent, then a 4-year driving prohibition

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