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Versions of s. 258(2)

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
    Unless a person is required to give a sample of a bodily substance under paragraph 254(2)(b) or (c) or subsection 254(3), (3.3) or (3.4), evidence that they failed or refused to give a sample for analysis for the purposes of this section or that a sample was not taken is not admissible and the failure, refusal or fact that a sample was not taken shall not be the subject of comment by any person in the proceedings.
    Full text

    Unless a person is required to give a sample of a bodily substance under paragraph 254(2)(b) or (c) or subsection 254(3), (3.3) or (3.4), evidence that they failed or refused to give a sample for analysis for the purposes of this section or that a sample was not taken is not admissible and the failure, refusal or fact that a sample was not taken shall not be the subject of comment by any person in the proceedings.

  2. 2008-07-02 to 2018-06-21 View Source
    NoUnless a person is required to give a sample of urine or othera bodily substance under paragraph 254(2)(b) or subsection 254(3), (3.3) or (3.4), evidence that they failed or refused to give a sample for analysis for the purposes of this section except breath or blood as required under section 254, and evidence that a person failed or refused to give such a sample or that such a sample was not taken is not admissible norand shallthe such a failure orfailure, refusal or the fact that a sample was not taken shall not be the subject of comment by any person in the proceedings.
    Full text

    Unless a person is required to give a sample of a bodily substance under paragraph 254(2)(b) or subsection 254(3), (3.3) or (3.4), evidence that they failed or refused to give a sample for analysis for the purposes of this section or that a sample was not taken is not admissible and the failure, refusal or fact that a sample was not taken shall not be the subject of comment by any person in the proceedings.

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

    No person is required to give a sample of urine or other bodily substance for analysis for the purposes of this section except breath or blood as required under section 254, and evidence that a person failed or refused to give such a sample or that such a sample was not taken is not admissible nor shall such a failure or refusal or the fact that a sample was not taken be the subject of comment by any person in the proceedings.