Defence in Oakville.

Nothing charged in Oakville is heard in Oakville. A traffic ticket written here, whether by Halton Regional Police on Trafalgar Road or Dundas Street or by the OPP on the QEW, is heard at the Halton Provincial Offences Court at 4085 Palladium Way in Burlington, which handles every provincial offence in Halton Region. A criminal charge from Oakville goes to the Milton Courthouse at 491 Steeles Avenue East. Two charges from the same night can end up in two different cities.

Halton is one of the more workable traffic courts for a defendant: most tickets can be resolved at the early resolution stage, without a trial date. That makes the early meeting the moment that counts, and Point Duty goes into it with the disclosure already reviewed, so the result reflects what the evidence actually shows. Getting a speeding ticket reduced to a lower bracket, or a stunt driving charge reduced to speeding, changes the demerit points and the insurance consequences that follow.

On the criminal side, the Milton Courthouse runs the same way as the courts in Toronto and Peel, so an Oakville client charged with assault, theft under or mischief can expect a familiar process. The first call is free.