Bill C-276: An Act to amend the Criminal Code (warrant to obtain blood sample)

Alternative Title Criminal Code First Session, Forty-second Parliament, 64-65 Elizabeth II, 2015-2016 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-276 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (warrant to obtain blood sample) FIRST READING, MAY 30, 2016 Mr. Stewart 421039 SUMMARY This enactment amends the Criminal Code to extend the period of time during which a warrant to obtain blood samples may be issued from four to six hours after the commission of the offence. Available on the Parliament of Canada Web Site at the following address: http://www.parl.gc.ca 1st Session, 42nd Parliament, 64-65 Elizabeth II, 2015-2016 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-276 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (warrant to obtain blood sample) Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: Alternative Title Alternative title 1 This Act may be cited as the Extending the Time Limit for a Blood Sample Warrant Act (Helen’s Law). R.‍S.‍, c. C-46 Criminal Code 2 Paragraph 256(1)‍(a) of the Criminal Code is replaced by the following: (a) a person has, within the preceding six hours, committed, as a result of the consumption of alcohol or a drug, an offence under section 253 and the person was involved in an accident resulting in the death of another person or in bodily harm to himself or herself or to any other person, and Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons