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Versions of s. 258(5)

C-46 — Criminal Code · 3 versions

Historical text comes from the Justice Laws point-in-time corpus and is unofficial — not the official version.

  1. 2018-06-21 to 2018-12-18 View Source
    A sampleSamples of an accused’s blood taken or obtained in the course of an investigation of an offence under subsection 254(3) or section 256253 ormay withbe the accused’s consent for the purpose of analysisanalyzed to determine the concentration,accused’s if any, ofblood alcohol inconcentration theor blood may be tested to determine thedrug concentration, ifor any, of a drug in the blood.both.
    Full text

    Samples of an accused’s blood taken or obtained in the course of an investigation of an offence under section 253 may be analyzed to determine the accused’s blood alcohol concentration or blood drug concentration, or both.

  2. 2008-07-02 to 2018-06-21 View Source
    Where aA sample of an accused’s blood of an accused has been taken pursuant to a demand made under subsection 254(3) or otherwisesection 256 or with the accused’s consent for the purpose of the accused or pursuantanalysis to a warrant issued under section 256,determine the sampleconcentration, if any, of alcohol in the blood may be tested forto determine the presenceconcentration, if any, of drugsa drug in the blood of the accused.blood.
    Full text

    A sample of an accused’s blood taken under subsection 254(3) or section 256 or with the accused’s consent for the purpose of analysis to determine the concentration, if any, of alcohol in the blood may be tested to determine the concentration, if any, of a drug in the blood.

  3. 2003-01-01 to 2008-07-02 View Source

    Where a sample of blood of an accused has been taken pursuant to a demand made under subsection 254(3) or otherwise with the consent of the accused or pursuant to a warrant issued under section 256, the sample may be tested for the presence of drugs in the blood of the accused.