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What the charge means
Section 200 of the HTA requires drivers involved in an accident to stop, render assistance, and provide their name, address, and licence information.
Highway Traffic Act s.200
Fail to Remain charges in Caledon, Ontario.
Quick Answer — Caledon
Failing to remain at the scene of an accident in Ontario is a serious HTA offence carrying 6 demerit points, fines, and potential licence suspension — and if injury or death is involved, it can escalate to a Criminal Code charge. Whether a duty to remain was triggered, and whether you had knowledge of the accident, are the key issues on these files.
In Caledon the thing struck is frequently not another vehicle — a mailbox, a gate, a fence line, a parked trailer. There is no other driver at the scene, the owner finds the damage later, and the investigation starts from debris and a paint transfer rather than from a witness. Point Duty Traffic Court Defence reads a Caledon fail to remain file at the Old Church Road court for whether the OPP can actually connect a driver to that damage.
Leaving the scene of a collision without stopping or providing required information. Carries severe demerit and insurance consequences, plus possible imprisonment.
- Courthouse
- Caledon Provincial Offences Court
- Court Phone
- (905) 584-2273
- Consultation
- Free & Confidential
ii.
Penalties
Fine $400–$2,000; up to 6 months imprisonment; 7 demerit points; licence suspension up to 2 years; major insurance impact.
iii.
Available defences
- No knowledge of collision
- Necessity
- Identification
- Defective notice
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The process
Disclosure, witness statements, dash-cam review where available, pre-trial resolution.
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Notes for Caledon
Caledon traffic and Provincial Offences Act matters from Caledon OPP and the Town of Caledon bylaw are heard at the Caledon POA Court on Old Church Road. Criminal matters from Caledon proceed at the Orangeville Courthouse on Louisa Street.
Traffic / POA Court
Caledon Provincial Offences Court
6311 Old Church Road, Caledon, ON L7C 1J6
(905) 584-2273
Town of Caledon provincial offences only. Dufferin County matters go to the Orangeville POA court, which is a separate operation.
Local practice notes reviewed 2026-09-11
Common Questions — Caledon
Where is a fail to remain charge heard in Caledon?
- Caledon fail to remain matters are heard at Caledon Provincial Offences Court, 6311 Old Church Road, Caledon, ON L7C 1J6. The court's number is (905) 584-2273. Point Duty appears there.
Who lays fail to remain charges in Caledon?
- In Caledon, fail to remain charges are laid by Peel Regional Police and OPP. The charge is then heard at Caledon Provincial Offences Court.
How long does a fail to remain charge take in Caledon?
- Point Duty Traffic Court Defence sees Peel traffic matters run 6 to 12 months from charge to resolution. It varies more here than it does in Toronto, where the range sits at the top of that band rather than across it.
How does the prosecutor handle fail to remain in Caledon?
- Peel prosecutors will resolve a matter either way. You can ask for an early resolution meeting, and the trial date is still a live opportunity to deal — a real difference from Toronto, where the prosecutors have been saying resolutions are not available on the date of trial. On a first offence the usual landing spot in Peel is a reduction to a lesser offence. Point Duty Traffic Court Defence works both openings at the Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon courts.
What else should I know about Caledon Provincial Offences Court?
- Reopenings can be emailed to the Peel Provincial Offences courts. That is worth knowing if you have dealt with Toronto, where a reopening has to be delivered in person and cannot be emailed. Peel has three separate POA courts — Mississauga on Burnhamthorpe Road, Brampton on Ray Lawson Boulevard and Caledon on Old Church Road — and your ticket goes to the one for the municipality where it was issued.
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