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WARN range suspension has serious consequences

Ontario, your BAC does not have to be over the 0.08 legal limit to result in serious consequences. If you register a BAC from 0.05 to 0.08 (commonly referred to as the warn range), you will face provincial administrative penalties
BarrieToday Staff
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NEWS RELEASE
SOUTH SIMCOE POLICE SERVICE
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Shortly after midnight on Thursday, March 15, a South Simcoe Police officer stopped for a vehicle which had on its hazard lights on the side of Yonge Street just south of the 6th Line in Innisfil. The driver was waiting for a friend to attend to deal with an issue with his truck. In conversation with the driver, the officer noted a smell of alcohol. A roadside test revealed that the driver was in the WARN range and was issued a three-day licence suspension. A 33-year-old male from Barrie will be without a licence for the next three days and will have to pay to have his licence reinstated.

In Ontario, your BAC does not have to be over the 0.08 legal limit to result in serious consequences. If you register a BAC from 0.05 to 0.08 (commonly referred to as the warn range), you will face provincial administrative penalties. Future WARN range instances will carry increased sanctions.

Number of instances Consequences
First time
  • three-day roadside licence suspension 
    (cannot be appealed)
  • $198 administrative monetary penalty
Second time (within five years)
  • seven-day roadside licence suspension 
    (cannot be appealed)
  • Mandatory education program
  • $198 administrative monetary penalty
Third and subsequent times (within five years)
  • 30-day roadside licence suspension 
    (cannot be appealed)
  • Mandatory treatment program
  • Six-month ignition interlock
  • $198 administrative monetary penalty

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