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Criminal Code s.320.18

Prohibited Driving charges in Caledon, Ontario.

Quick Answer — Caledon

Point Duty defends driving while prohibited charges under Criminal Code s.320.18 — a criminal offence separate from a provincial drive suspended ticket. The prohibition is a court order from an earlier sentence, and breaching it carries up to two years less a day summarily, plus a criminal record. A licensed paralegal can act; knowledge of the prohibition is the live issue.

A driving prohibition stops you driving anywhere in Canada, and in a township with no transit that does not mean inconvenience — it means every trip to work, school, a doctor or a grocery store has to be arranged through somebody else, for a year or longer. That is why these orders get breached, and it is why a Caledon prohibited driving file at the Orangeville courthouse has to address how the person is actually going to live. Point Duty Traffic Court Defence and Legal Services treats that as part of the case, not as an excuse.

Driving while subject to a court-ordered driving prohibition. A Criminal Code offence distinct from the HTA's Drive Suspended. Hybrid; on summary election within paralegal scope.

Courthouse
Orangeville Courthouse (Ontario Court of Justice)
Court Phone
(519) 941-5802
Consultation
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i.

What the charge means

Section 320.18 of the Criminal Code prohibits operating a conveyance while subject to a court-imposed driving prohibition (typically arising from a prior impaired or dangerous driving conviction). Different from a provincial HTA suspension.

ii.

Penalties

Hybrid. On summary: up to 2 years less a day. On indictment: up to 10 years. The court may impose a further driving prohibition, and may order it served consecutively to the existing one. Criminal record on conviction.

iii.

Available defences

  • Knowledge of the prohibition (defective notice or service)
  • Necessity
  • Identification of the driver
  • Charter challenges to the stop
iv.

The process

If Crown elects summary, within paralegal scope. Disclosure review focuses on notice of the prohibition order and Charter compliance of any stop.

v.

Notes for Caledon

Caledon traffic and Provincial Offences Act matters from Caledon OPP and the Town of Caledon bylaw are heard at the Caledon POA Court on Old Church Road. Criminal matters from Caledon proceed at the Orangeville Courthouse on Louisa Street.

Criminal Court

Orangeville Courthouse (Ontario Court of Justice)

10 Louisa Street, Orangeville, ON L9W 3P9

(519) 941-5802

Criminal matters from Caledon and Dufferin County.

Local practice notes reviewed 2026-09-11

Common Questions — Caledon

Where is a prohibited driving charge heard in Caledon?

Caledon prohibited driving matters are heard at Orangeville Courthouse (Ontario Court of Justice), 10 Louisa Street, Orangeville, ON L9W 3P9. The court's number is (519) 941-5802. Point Duty appears there.

Who lays prohibited driving charges in Caledon?

In Caledon, prohibited driving charges are laid by OPP. The charge is then heard at Orangeville Courthouse (Ontario Court of Justice).

How does the Crown handle prohibited driving in Caledon?

The Crown's office at Orangeville expects the same thing a Peel Crown does — the work started before the conversation about resolution happens. What differs is scale. It is a small office, so Point Duty Traffic Court Defence and Legal Services tends to deal with the same prosecutor across a file's appearances rather than a different one each time, and a position taken early tends to hold.

Do I have to attend court in person in Caledon?

Orangeville runs virtual appearances the same way the larger courts do — case management can be attended virtually, while guilty pleas and trials are in person unless the court grants permission otherwise. It is a smaller courthouse than Brampton's or Toronto's, but it is not a different system, and Point Duty Traffic Court Defence and Legal Services appears there on the same footing.

What else should I know about Orangeville Courthouse (Ontario Court of Justice)?

Caledon criminal matters are heard at Orangeville, at 10 Louisa Street. Caledon and Orangeville are adjacent communities and the drive is not far. The court sits daily. It is a smaller courthouse than Brampton's, but it runs relatively similarly to other GTA courts, so a Caledon file is not on a slower or stranger track than a Mississauga or Brampton one — it is simply in a different Crown's office, with the OPP as the investigating service.
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