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 Peterborough, Ontario.
Driving while your licence is suspended — significant minimum fines, vehicle impoundment, and possible imprisonment. Knowledge of the suspension is the key issue.
- Courthouse
- Peterborough Provincial Offences Court
- Court Phone
- (705) 742-7777 ext. 2099
- 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 Peterborough
Peterborough criminal matters and Provincial Offences trials are both heard at the courthouse on Simcoe Street. The City's Provincial Offences office at City Hall handles filings and payments — it is not where trials are held.
Traffic / POA Court
Peterborough Provincial Offences Court
70 Simcoe Street, Peterborough, ON K9H 7G9
(705) 742-7777 ext. 2099
All Peterborough city and county provincial offences. Trials and early resolution meetings sit in Courtroom 5 at the Simcoe Street courthouse; the City's Provincial Offences filing and payment office is separate, at 500 George Street North.
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