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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 Mississauga, Ontario.
Quick Answer — Mississauga
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.
A great many Mississauga fail to remain charges come out of a plaza or mall parking lot rather than a road — low-speed contact that the driver may genuinely not have felt or noticed. That matters, because leaving a scene you did not know existed is a different thing from leaving one you did. Point Duty Traffic Court Defence reads a Mississauga fail to remain file at the Burnhamthorpe Road court for what the driver actually knew at the time.
Leaving the scene of a collision without stopping or providing required information. Carries severe demerit and insurance consequences, plus possible imprisonment.
- Courthouse
- Mississauga Provincial Offences Court
- Court Phone
- (905) 615-3000
- Consultation
- Free & Confidential
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Penalties
Fine $400–$2,000; up to 6 months imprisonment; 7 demerit points; licence suspension up to 2 years; major insurance impact.
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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 Mississauga
Peel Region's largest city and one of our home jurisdictions. Charges out of Peel Regional Police, OPP Port Credit, and the QEW are routinely heard at the Mississauga courts. Adjacent to Toronto and Hamilton — we appear at all three weekly.
Traffic / POA Court
Mississauga Provincial Offences Court
950 Burnhamthorpe Road West, Mississauga, ON L5C 3B4
(905) 615-3000
Mississauga charges from Peel Regional Police, OPP Port Credit and the QEW corridor.
Local practice notes reviewed 2026-09-11
Common Questions — Mississauga
Where is a fail to remain charge heard in Mississauga?
- Mississauga fail to remain matters are heard at Mississauga Provincial Offences Court, 950 Burnhamthorpe Road West, Mississauga, ON L5C 3B4. The court's number is (905) 615-3000. Point Duty appears there.
Who lays fail to remain charges in Mississauga?
- In Mississauga, fail to remain charges are laid by Peel Regional Police and OPP. The charge is then heard at Mississauga Provincial Offences Court.
How long does a fail to remain charge take in Mississauga?
- 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 Mississauga?
- 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 Mississauga 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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