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A driver is charged with having a breath sample over .08. What suspension starts at once, before any conviction?

  1. A 7-day suspension
  2. An automatic 90-day suspension
  3. A 30-day suspension
  4. A suspension only after a court trial
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Correct answer: An automatic 90-day suspension

This administrative suspension starts at once. No conviction is needed.

Source: Driver's Manual: A guide to safely operate cars and light trucks (Government of the Northwest Territories, revised August 2022), Chapter 9, Northwest Territories Administrative Licence Suspensions, page 149

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026