Bill 26 explained in plain English
Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Ignition Interlock Devices in School Vehicles), 2010
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Bill 26, the Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Ignition Interlock Devices in School Vehicles), 2010, mandates that school vehicles in Ontario be equipped with activated ignition interlock devices.
This bill amends the Highway Traffic Act to require school vehicles in Ontario to be equipped with an ignition interlock device. This device would prevent a vehicle from starting if the driver's blood alcohol content is too high. The bill also outlines regulations concerning the device's activation, functioning, verification of compliance, and potential exemptions. It sets penalties for non-compliance.
- Requires that school vehicles operated on a highway be equipped with an activated and functioning ignition interlock device.
- Prohibits the deactivation or modification of these devices such that they no longer function as required by regulations.
- Grants police officers or appointed officers the power to inspect school vehicles and their ignition interlock devices, and to collect relevant information and equipment.
- Establishes penalties for violating the provisions related to ignition interlock devices in school vehicles.
- Allows the Lieutenant Governor in Council to make regulations related to school vehicle ignition interlock devices, including defining 'school vehicle', setting standards, governing activation and functioning, methods of compliance verification, inspection and maintenance, record-keeping, and exemptions.
- Operators and drivers of school vehicles in Ontario.
- Law enforcement officers responsible for enforcing traffic laws.
- The Lieutenant Governor in Council, who is empowered to create regulations.
- Manufacturers or installers of ignition interlock devices for school vehicles (through prescribed standards and regulations).
- Obligation for school vehicles to be equipped with an activated and functioning ignition interlock device.
- Prohibition against deactivating or modifying the device.
- Right of police officers to access vehicle systems and information related to the device.
- Obligation to surrender specific devices or equipment to an officer.
- Right of the Lieutenant Governor in Council to make regulations and grant exemptions.
- The Act comes into force six months after receiving Royal Assent.
- Fines for contravention range from a minimum of $250 to a maximum of $20,000.
- Contravention of subsections (1), (2), or (3) of the new Section 68.2, or a regulation made under this section, is an offence.
- Convicted individuals are liable to a fine of not less than $250 and not more than $20,000.
- The specific definition of 'school vehicle' will be determined by regulations made under the Act.
- The exact standards for the ignition interlock devices, their activation, functioning, and maintenance will be detailed in regulations.
- The methods for verifying compliance and the specific devices or software to be used will be prescribed by regulation.
- The Lieutenant Governor in Council has the authority to grant exemptions to certain individuals, classes of persons, vehicles, or classes of vehicles, with specific conditions for these exemptions yet to be defined.
Adds a new section (68.2) to require school vehicles to be equipped with and operate using an ignition interlock device. It also creates new offences and penalties for non-compliance and grants regulatory powers concerning these devices.
Source: Section 1
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