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 Oshawa, Ontario.
Driving while your licence is suspended — significant minimum fines, vehicle impoundment, and possible imprisonment. Knowledge of the suspension is the key issue.
- Courthouse
- Durham Provincial Offences Court
- Court Phone
- (905) 668-7711
- 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 Oshawa
Durham Region summary criminal matters (Pickering, Ajax, Whitby, Oshawa) are heard at the Durham courthouse on Bond Street in Oshawa. HTA tickets and POA matters from Durham Regional Police and OPP East are routed to the Rossland Road POA office in Whitby.
Durham Provincial Offences Court
605 Rossland Road East, Whitby, ON L1N 9G3
(905) 668-7711
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