Ontario Stunt Driving Penalties:
1. Immediate roadside suspension of your Driver's Licence for 7 days. Seven days seizure of the vehicle that you were driving, regardless of who owns it. This means that if your parents own the vehicle, they will be without the vehicle for seven days, no exceptions! This also means that if the vehicle is a rental, you will be responsible for an additional 7 days of rental fees. To get the vehicle back, you will have to pay towing charges and storage fees for the seven days that could cost thousands of dollars.
2. For a first offence of stunt driving or racing, the penalty includes a minimum Fine of $2,000 and up to a maximum of $10,000. You will also have to pay court costs and a Victim Surcharge ranging between $500 and $2,500.
3. Licence suspension up to 2 years (for a Second Offence - up to 10 years Licence Suspension) or, if your licence is not suspended, you will automatically receive 6 Demerit Points from the Ministry of Transportation. At the end of your driver's licence suspension, you will have to pay $150.00 to the Ministry of Transportation to get your driver's licence back.
4. Jail sentence up to 6 months.
5. If you injure or kill someone while stunt driving or racing, you could be charged with a Criminal Offence and face up to 14 years imprisonment.
Why you should fight a Stunt Driving or Racing Charge!
1. Just because the police officer lays the charge, does not mean you are guilty.
2. If you plead guilty, you will never know what could have happened if you fought the charge.
3. There are many elements to each offence and, unless you know what they all are, you need to speak to a professional.
4. Each offence is different and every case is unique.
5. The resolution that the Prosecutor may offer you may not be in your best interest.
6.We have Licenced Paralegals that specialize in defending traffic offences are up to date in all the laws, including Charter of Rights and Freedoms Defences, now available as a result of a recent decision in Napanee Ontario.
7.Licenced Paralegals on our team have access to case law research that may help your case.
8.Our Licenced Paralegals have strong negotiation skills, can advocate on your behalf, and, have developed professional relationships with the Prosecutors and court staff that helps to obtain a better result for you at court.
9. Your insurance rates will go up the same amount whether you plead guilty or fight the charge and lose.
10. If you plead guilty, you will be admitting to your family, friends, and coworkers (and, in some cases, even the Internet) that you did commit the offence that you were charged with.
11. The Prosecutor and police officer are not obligated to tell you the full implications of pleading guilty.
12. Without experience as a licenced paralegal that defends traffic tickets all the time, you may not know what to look for in the Disclosure. And, if you don't know what Disclosure is, then you definitely need to hire a professional.
Having legal experts on your side is so important. We find the weak points of the case, and use them to your advantage.
Call the experts D.C. Paralegal Services to defend your charge. We have the skills, experience, and superior success rates to handle your case. In most cases you will NOT be required to attend court. Use our Email-In-Your-Ticket option and you won't even have to attend our office. We have offices in Toronto, Belleville and in Napanee and represent drivers in every court in Ontario. When represented by D.C. Paralegal Services you save much more than our services will cost you! Email or Fax in your ticket, contact information, and a brief description of your situation and we'll contact you immediately.
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