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Originally Posted by Lt.Spears
Blood is property, you would need a warrant from a judge in order to extract it.
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I'm well aware of the legalities around taking a blood sample...but I was just making the point that a breath sample isn't the only way of obtaining a sample.
Furthermore, presuming the offender was transported to a hospital, I wouldn't be surprised if the mounties did a warrant to obtain his blood from the hospital, and then charge him with impaired driving, impaired over 0.08, and refusal.
At that point, the offender doesn't need to consent to it, its property of the hospital, and a judge can allow that to be given to the police.