REFUSE BREATHALYZER

Impaired Driving Solutions - Lawyer Brian Starkman DUI/DWI (Ontario)

Over 80 DUI/DWI (Ontario)

Impaired Driving Lawyer – Brian Starkman

OFFICE LOCATIONS

1-800-799-0899

1-416-236-1053

Brampton Office
17 Ray Lawson Blvd., Unit 4, Brampton, Ontario L6Y 5L7.

Etobicoke Office
5146 Dundas Street West, Etobicoke, Ontario M9A 1C2

St. Catharines & Niagara Office
154 James Street (2nd Floor) St. Catharines, ON L2R 5C4

Orangeville Office
229 Broadway, Unit 6, Orangeville, Ontario L9W 2K1

REFUSE BREATHALYZER

It is an offence to not provide breath samples pursuant to a lawful demand from a police officer.

The operative word here is “lawful”. Many of the same defences that would apply to an over 80 charge also apply to refuse charges. For example, if the prosecution is not able to establish that the officer making the demand had reasonable and probable grounds then this charge will fail. It is only the refusal to comply with a lawful demand that constitutes a criminal offence.

The most common defence to this type of charge is that the driver was physically unable to provide a breath sample and that his failure to do so was not intentional. An experienced lawyer will often marshal medical evidence in order to support his client’s position that his failure to provide a breath sample was unintentional.