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DUI / drink drivingVerified against official source
Verified against official source
This range was checked against the official legal text. Last verified: 2026-10-19.
Statutory range
Impaired operation, no bodily harm or death
- Imprisonment
- Indictable: up to 10 years
- Fine
- Summary: up to 2 years less a day
Impaired operation causing bodily harm
- Imprisonment
- Up to 14 years
- Fine
- No summary track
Impaired operation causing death
- Imprisonment
- Up to life
- Fine
- No summary track
Same minimums apply.
Note on this entry
Mandatory minimums: 1st offence fine $1,000; 2nd offence 30 days’ imprisonment; subsequent offences 120 days. BAC 120 to under 160 mg: minimum fine $1,500. BAC 160 mg or more: minimum fine $2,000. Refusal: minimum fine $2,000. Low blood-drug concentration (s. 320.14(4)): summary only, fine up to $1,000. Driving-prohibition durations (s. 320.24) NOT verified — excluded. Provincial administrative penalties are separate and not included.
Source
Not legal advice. This range is the statutory penalty as written in the law — it is
not “your sentence.” What is NOT accounted for here: Priors beyond tier, plea, discretion, provincial penalties. If you face a real
charge, consult a licensed lawyer in the relevant jurisdiction.