Failure to come to a full and complete stop at a stop sign. Three demerit points and an insurance impact — defendable on signage visibility, the officer's vantage point, and identification.
Section 136 of the Highway Traffic Act requires every driver approaching a stop sign to come to a full stop at the marked stop line, the crosswalk, or immediately before entering the intersection. A 'rolling stop' is not a stop within the meaning of the section.
Set fine of $110 plus victim fine surcharge and court costs (approximately $160 total). 3 demerit points on conviction. Insurance impact is typically a 5–15% increase for three years.
Provincial Offences Court. Most matters resolve at Early Resolution with a reduction in fine or to a non-demerit offence.
OPP Central Region patrols the 400 corridor heavily — Barrie sees a high volume of stunt driving and speeding matters from Highway 400 and Highway 11. Summary criminal matters proceed at the Barrie courthouse on Mulcaster Street.
45 Cedar Pointe Drive, Barrie, ON L4N 5R7
(705) 739-4291
Barrie and Simcoe County. The same court service area also sits at Orillia, Collingwood, Wasaga Beach and Innisfil.
Twenty minutes, confidential, no obligation. We’ll discuss your charge, the realistic outcomes, and the cost of defence before you commit to anything.
