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===If you fight the criminal charges in court=== | ===If you fight the criminal charges in court=== | ||
In responding to impaired driving-related charges under the ''Criminal Code'', you must decide how to '''plead'''. [ | In responding to impaired driving-related charges under the ''Criminal Code'', you must decide how to '''plead'''. [[Pleading Guilty to a Criminal Charge (Script 212)|Pleading guilty]] means you accept responsibility for the offence. Pleading “not guilty” means the court will set a '''trial'''. | ||
At the trial, the prosecutor must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that you committed the offence. | At the trial, the prosecutor must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that you committed the offence. |
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