Caught Driving With Suspended License – What You Need To Know
- If you’re caught driving with a suspended license in Ontario, here are 5 things you need to know.
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1/ The penalties are severe- On a conviction, you’re facing a mandatory 6-month driving suspension.
- In some cases, you may go to jail for up to 6 months.
- And you’re facing other penalties, including fines and potential periods of probation.
2/ It’s easy to get convicted- To keep the public safe, the lawmakers in Ontario want to make sure that if you drive a vehicle, that you are properly licensed.
- To achieve that objective, the law is written in a way that makes it easy to convict someone.
- And when it’s easy to convict, given the strong penalties, that will discourage people from driving while suspended.
3/ There are very few legal defences- I just spoke about how easy it is to convict people of driving with a suspended license in Ontario.
- In that context, you should know that there are very few legal defences against this charge.
- If you get caught driving with a suspended license in Ontario, you’re facing a very difficult situation.
4/ You have to go to court- Driving with a suspended license in Ontario is not a regular traffic ticket.
- It is a quasi-criminal charge.
- And, the Police will give you a summons which requires you to go to court.
- Your court appearance is mandatory.
- And if you don’t show up, you may be subject to a warrant and further charges.
5/ You can easily get caught again- The fact that you got charged does not mean you cannot get charged again.
- In fact, many clients get charged multiple times with driving while under suspension.
- And if that happens, you’re facing very serious legal consequences, including long driving suspension times and likely jail.
- Bottom line. Do NOT drive unless you are properly licensed.
- To keep the public safe, the lawmakers in Ontario want to make sure that if you drive a vehicle, that you are properly licensed.
- To achieve that objective, the law is written in a way that makes it easy to convict someone.
- And when it’s easy to convict, given the strong penalties, that will discourage people from driving while suspended.
3/ There are very few legal defences- I just spoke about how easy it is to convict people of driving with a suspended license in Ontario.
- In that context, you should know that there are very few legal defences against this charge.
- If you get caught driving with a suspended license in Ontario, you’re facing a very difficult situation.
4/ You have to go to court- Driving with a suspended license in Ontario is not a regular traffic ticket.
- It is a quasi-criminal charge.
- And, the Police will give you a summons which requires you to go to court.
- Your court appearance is mandatory.
- And if you don’t show up, you may be subject to a warrant and further charges.
5/ You can easily get caught again- The fact that you got charged does not mean you cannot get charged again.
- In fact, many clients get charged multiple times with driving while under suspension.
- And if that happens, you’re facing very serious legal consequences, including long driving suspension times and likely jail.
- Bottom line. Do NOT drive unless you are properly licensed.
- Driving with a suspended license in Ontario is not a regular traffic ticket.
- It is a quasi-criminal charge.
- And, the Police will give you a summons which requires you to go to court.
- Your court appearance is mandatory.
- And if you don’t show up, you may be subject to a warrant and further charges.
