O. Reg. 288/08: DRIVERS' LICENCES, Filed August 14, 2008 under Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8

 

ontario regulation 288/08

made under the

highway Traffic Act

Made: August 12, 2008
Filed: August 14, 2008
Published on e-Laws: August 15, 2008
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: August 30, 2008

Amending O. Reg. 340/94

(Drivers’ Licences)

1. Sections 32.1 to 32.11 of Ontario Regulation 340/94 are revoked and the following substituted:

Remedial Programs and Requirements to Reinstate Suspended Drivers’ Licences

32.1 (1) A person whose driver’s licence has been suspended under clauses 41 (1) (a), (b), (d) or (e) of the Act shall attend an interview with an official of the Ministry before his or her driver’s licence may be reinstated. 

(2) As a result of the interview, the Ministry may require that the person successfully complete one or more remedial education or training programs for the purpose of improving his or her ability to drive safely. 

(3) This section does not apply if the person is required to participate in a remedial measures conduct review program under Ontario Regulation 287/08 (Remedial Measures Conduct Review Program For Drivers Suspended for Certain Offences related to Impaired Driving) made under the Act.

32.2 The Registrar shall not reduce the period of suspension and reinstate the driver’s licence of a person whose driver’s licence has been suspended indefinitely under clause 41 (1) (h) of the Act for a second subsequent conviction unless the Registrar is satisfied that the person,

(a) has successfully completed the remedial program or programs he or she is required to complete under subsection 32.1 (2) or under Ontario Regulation 287/08 (Remedial Measures Conduct Review Program For Drivers Suspended for Certain Offences related to Impaired Driving) made under the Act;

(b) has successfully completed any examinations under clause 15 (1) (e) that he or she is required to complete pursuant to subsection 32 (5) of the Act;

(c) has not pleaded guilty or been found guilty or convicted under a provision referred to in subsection 42 (1) of the Act during the ten-year period immediately before applying for a reduction in the period of the suspension and reinstatement of his or her driver’s licence; and

(d) has not contravened the suspension during the ten-year period immediately before applying for a reduction in the period of the suspension and reinstatement of his or her driver’s licence.

2. This Regulation comes into force on the later of October 1, 2008 and the day this Regulation is filed.