What is the charge?

Fight Driving Under Suspension Driving under Suspension

What is the charge?

The Highway Traffic Act defines Driving while Driver’s Licence Suspended as:

53. (1) Every person who drives a motor vehicle or street car on a highway while his or her driver’s licence is suspended under an Act of the Legislature or a regulation made thereunder is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable,

(a) for a first offence, to a fine of not less than $1,000 and not more than $5,000; and

(b) for each subsequent offence, to a fine of not less than $2,000 and not more than $5,000, or to imprisonment for a term of not more than six months, or to both. R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8, s. 53 (1); 1997, c. 12, s. 7 (1).

Fines and Penalties:

The minimum fine of this offence is $1,000 to a maximum of $5,000 for a first offence.

For a second offence within five years, the minimum fine is $2,000 to a maximum of $5,000.

Other penalties include an added 6 month suspension of the driver’s licence and you could also spend up to six months in jail.

If you are suspended for a Criminal Code offence and are found guilty of Drive without Insurance you could face a fine of $5,000 to $25,000 for a first offence and $10,000 to $50,000 for a second offence within five years. Another year (for the first offence) or two years (for the second offence) is added to your suspension of your driver’s licence. You could also face up to two years in prison.