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Solomon Friedman
Ottawa, Ontario
200 Elgin Street, Suite 403
(613) 202-1900
Ayesha Kumararatne
Ottawa, Ontario
200 Elgin Street, Suite 202
(613) 421-8920
Bayne Seller Ertel Carter
Ottawa, Ontario
200 Elgin St #500
(613) 236-0535
Jason Gilbert B.A., Ll.B
Ottawa, Ontario
85 Albert Street, Suite 800
(613) 237-2673
Russomanno Criminal Law
Ottawa, Ontario
331 Somerset Street West
(613) 232-8389
Brett McGarry Criminal Law
Ottawa, Ontario
116 Lisgar Street, Suite 300, K2P 0C2
(613) 884-8576
Glossary of Legal Terms
Impairment
Being impaired means that the driver’s ability to operate a motor vehicle was altered due to alcohol or drug consumption. Having the prohibited level of alcohol, THC, or other impairing drugs in your blood within two hours of driving is an offence.
Open container
Any alcohol where the seal has been broken. It is illegal to possess alcohol in an open container if you are in a private vehicle or a private boat.
Code Citations:
s.175 (1)