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 Orangeville, Ontario.
Driving while your licence is suspended — significant minimum fines, vehicle impoundment, and possible imprisonment. Knowledge of the suspension is the key issue.
- Courthouse
- Orangeville Provincial Offences Court
- Court Phone
- (519) 941-5808
- Consultation
- Free & Confidential
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 Orangeville
Dufferin County summary criminal matters are heard at the Orangeville courthouse on Louisa Street. Provincial offences from OPP Dufferin Detachment and local enforcement appear at the Zina Street POA court, which is part of the same building complex.
Traffic / POA Court
Orangeville Provincial Offences Court
55 Zina Street, Orangeville, ON L9W 1E5
(519) 941-5808
Dufferin County — Orangeville, Shelburne, Mono, Melancthon, Amaranth, Mulmur, Grand Valley and East Garafraxa. Part of the same building complex as the Orangeville Courthouse, whose public entrance is on Louisa Street.
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