references and resources Criminal Code penalties fast fact fast fact Other costs of impaired driving  Graduated Licensing Program  Jail Fine Prohibition from driving Impaired driving causing bodily harm Impaired driving causing death 2 nd  Offence 3 rd  Offence 1 st  Offence 1–3 years 0–5 years 2–5 years No maximum 30 days – 5 years 3 years –  lifetime No maximum 4 months  – 5 years Up to 10 years Up to lifetime No maximum Up to life  imprisonment Up to 10 years No maximum Driving while impaired or Blood Alcohol Content (BAC)  over .08 or refusal to provide sample $1,000 and up If you’re convicted of a  Criminal Code  driving offence for  impaired driving due to alcohol or drugs, you’re looking at  some very serious penalties which could include lifetime driving  prohibitions and time in jail. Penalties are strict when you are in GLP. If you violate the zero  blood alcohol or zero blood drug concentration restriction, you  may be subject to various penalties, including an immediate  roadside suspension or prohibition, a fine, driver penalty points  and/or having your vehicle impounded. The suspension or prohibition and the penalty points will be  recorded on your driving record and may lead to a much longer  driving prohibition. More violations could lead to an even longer prohibition period. If you are prohibited  from driving during  your N stage, you will  lose any time you have  accumulated toward  graduating out of the  Graduated Licensing  Program. In other words,  the clock is reset to zero. If you are prohibited from driving during the novice stage, you  will lose any time you have accumulated toward graduating  out of GLP. This means that once your licence is reinstated  after a prohibition, you start at the beginning of the novice  stage again, and you will need to be prohibition-free for 24  consecutive months before you’re eligible to take the road test  to exit GLP. Besides the penalties listed above, there are still other costs  involved if you are caught driving while impaired:  If you drive while  prohibited, you may  face significant penalties  including a stiff fine and jail. Money  — if you are convicted of impaired driving and you  cause a crash, your insurance claim could be denied, including  claims for damage that you might cause to your vehicle, or to  other people or property. You could be responsible for paying  all these costs. As well, your insurance rates will increase and  you will receive a driver penalty bill.  156