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 Orillia, Ontario.
Driving while your licence is suspended — significant minimum fines, vehicle impoundment, and possible imprisonment. Knowledge of the suspension is the key issue.
- Courthouse
- Orillia Provincial Offences Court
- Court Phone
- (705) 326-2960
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- 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 Orillia
Orillia-area criminal matters are heard at the Orillia Courthouse on Memorial Avenue. Provincial offences are handled by the Orillia Provincial Offences Court on West Street South — a separate court service area from Barrie, with its own office and its own trial dates.
Traffic / POA Court
Orillia Provincial Offences Court
575 West Street South, Unit 10, Orillia, ON L3V 7N6
(705) 326-2960
Orillia court service area provincial offences, including the Penetanguishene satellite court. Administered by City of Barrie Court Services but distinct from the Barrie court at 45 Cedar Pointe Drive — Orillia matters carry ticket numbers beginning 3861.
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