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Fail to Remain Charge in Kitchener
Charged with fail to remain after a collision in Kitchener, Waterloo, or Cambridge? This carries 7 demerit points — the maximum for any single offence in Ontario — plus jail exposure. Understand what's actually at stake before you do anything else.
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Fail to Remain in Kitchener — how it actually works
A fail-to-remain charge under s.200 of the Highway Traffic Act can arise from a collision anywhere in the Region — on Highway 401 with the OPP, or on the Conestoga Parkway or a city street with Waterloo Regional Police Service. Either way, the file is prosecuted at 77 Queen Street North, the court serving Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge. There is no fine to simply pay — you're served with a summons and the matter goes to court.
This is one of the most serious Highway Traffic Act charges: 7 demerit points, the maximum for any single offence, a licence suspension of up to two years, and jail exposure of up to six months. How fail-to-remain charges are defended in Ontario covers the full penalty structure and the defences that carry real weight.
A meaningful share of Waterloo Region files stem from parking-lot contact rather than a highway collision — low-speed, easy to genuinely miss, and increasingly resolved one way or the other by plaza surveillance video.
In our experience
A number of the Waterloo Region fail-to-remain files we see involve parking-lot contact at malls or plazas along King or Victoria — low-speed, easy to genuinely miss, and increasingly caught on surveillance video either way.
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Fail to Remain in Kitchener — questions we get
How many demerit points is fail to remain in Kitchener?
Seven — the maximum for any single offence under the Ontario demerit system, the same whether the matter is heard in Kitchener, Waterloo, or Cambridge. For a fully licensed driver, 15 points results in suspension.
Where is a Kitchener fail-to-remain charge heard?
Waterloo Region Provincial Offences Court at 77 Queen Street North, which serves Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge together. This is a Part III charge, heard on a summons rather than a payable ticket.
Does it matter that I only hit a parked car in a Kitchener parking lot?
No — s.200 is engaged by involvement in a collision, with no minimum damage threshold and no requirement that another person was present. Striking an unattended vehicle and leaving can support the charge.
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