2014 Bill 204 Third Session, 28th Legislature, 63 Elizabeth II TH E LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 204 T RAFFIC SAFETY (DISTRACTED DRIVING DEMERIT) AMENDMENT ACT, 2014 MR. AMERY F irst Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S econd Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C ommittee of the Whole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

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Bill 204 Mr. Amery BILL 204 2014 T RAFFIC SAFETY (DISTRACTED DRIVING DEMERIT) AMENDMENT ACT, 2014 (Assented to , 2014) H ER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: Amends RSA 2000, cT-6 1 The Traffic Safety Act is amended by this Act. 2

Section 158 is amended by adding the following after subsection (4):

(5) A person who is guilty of an offence under

section 115.1, 115.2, 115.3 or 115.4 (

a) is liable to a fine of $250, and (

b) shall be assessed 3 demerit points in accordance with the regulations. 3 This Act comes into force on Proclamation. 1

EXPLANATORY NOTES 1 Amends

chapter T-6 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000. 2

Section 158 presently reads: 158(1) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, a person who is guilty of an offence under this Act for which a penalty is not otherwise provided is liable to a fine or other punishment as provided for under the Provincial Offences Procedure Act. ( 2) A person who is guilty of an offence under

section 52(1)(c), 65(1)(

h) or (2) or 115(2)(

g) or (

h) is liable to a fine of not less than $500 and not more than $25 000 and in default of payment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months without the option of a fine. ( 3) A person who is guilty of an offence under

section 51(

i) is liable to a fine of not less than $300 and not more than $2000 and in default of payment to imprisonment for a term of not less than 14 days and not more than 6 months. ( 4) A person who is guilty of an offence under

section 176 is liable to a fine of not less than $200 and in default of payment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 months. 3 Coming into force. Explanatory Notes 1

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