Drivers whose licence is cancelled under section 261 must attend a Driver Rehabilitation Program. The program conductor must keep records and give the Registrar a recommendation, and participants can get copies of their record and recommendation on request.
c t HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ACT DRIVER REHABILITATION REGULATIONS PLEASE NOTE This document, prepared by the Legislative Counsel Office, is an office consolidation of this regulation, current to February 1, 2004. It is intended for information and reference purposes only. This document is not the official version of these regulations. The regulations and the amendments printed in the Royal Gazette should be consulted on the Prince Edward Island Government web site to determine the authoritative text of these regulations. For more information concerning the history of these regulations, please see the Table of Regulations on the Prince Edward Island Government web site (www.princeedwardisland.ca). If you find any errors or omissions in this consolidation, please contact: Legislative Counsel Office Tel: (902) 368-4292 Email: legislation@gov.pe.ca Highway Traffic Act Driver Rehabilitation Regulations Section 1 c HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ACT Chapter H-5 DRIVER REHABILITATION REGULATIONS Pursuant to section 312 of the Highway Traffic Act R.S.P.E.I. 1988, Cap. H-5, Council made the following regulations: 1. Driver Rehabilitation Program Every person whose driver’s license is cancelled under section 261 of the Highway Traffic Act R.S.P.E.I. 1988, Cap. H-5 shall attend a Driver Rehabilitation Program as prescribed by these regulations. (EC89/88) 2. Content of program The Driver Rehabilitation Program (a) shall be conducted at locations in Charlottetown, Summerside and Montague and such other locations as the Minister may direct by an employee of the Highway Safety Division appointed by the Director; (b) shall consist of (i) in the case of a first time offender, up to three hours of interviews, lectures, films and discussions or, in lieu thereof, a personal interview, (ii) in the case of a second time offender, up to eight hours of interviews, lectures, films, discussions, demonstration projects and written assignments; (c) may include such other elements for the rehabilitation of the offender as the Registrar may direct. (EC89/88) 3. Record (1) The program conductor shall create and maintain a record in respect of each person attending a program. Recommendation (2) The program conductor shall make a recommendation to the Registrar as to whether the history of the use of alcohol by the person attending the program should preclude the issue to that person of a driver’s license. c t Updated February 1, 2004 Page 3 Section 4 Highway Traffic Act Driver Rehabilitation Regulations Copies (3) Upon request, a copy of the program record and the recommendation under subsection (2) shall be made available to a person attending a program. (EC89/88) 4. Other conditions The completion of a program does not affect other conditions of reinstatement of driving privileges. (EC89/88) Page 4 Updated February 1, 2004 t c