i.
What the charge means
Driving a motor vehicle while a licence is suspended under any provincial or federal authority. Knowledge of the suspension is presumed but rebuttable.
Highway Traffic Act s.53
Drive Suspended charges in Newmarket, Ontario.
Driving while your licence is suspended — significant minimum fines, vehicle impoundment, and possible imprisonment. Knowledge of the suspension is the key issue.
- Courthouse
- York Region Provincial Offences Court
- Court Phone
- (905) 898-0425
- Consultation
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ii.
Penalties
Minimum fine $1,000 (first offence); up to $5,000; 6 months imprisonment; additional suspension; vehicle impoundment.
iii.
Available defences
- Knowledge of suspension (notice issues)
- Identification
- Charter — unlawful stop
- Defective notice from MTO
iv.
The process
Disclosure, MTO record review, and resolution. Often resolved by demonstrating lack of effective notice of suspension.
v.
Notes for Newmarket
York Region criminal and civil matters are heard at the Newmarket courthouse on Eagle Street. Provincial offences from York Regional Police, OPP, and municipal enforcement are handled at the York Region POA court on Yonge Street.
Traffic / POA Court
York Region Provincial Offences Court
17150 Yonge Street, 2nd Floor, Newmarket, ON L3Y 8V3
(905) 898-0425
All York Region provincial offences — Newmarket, Aurora, Markham, Richmond Hill, Vaughan and the northern townships.
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