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Red Light or Stop Sign Ticket in Barrie
Ticketed for a red light or stop sign on Dunlop, Bayfield, or elsewhere in Barrie? The $325 fine is the smaller cost — 3 demerit points and a conviction on your record for three years is the larger one. Understand what you're actually paying before you pay it.
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Red Light / Stop Sign in Barrie — how it actually works
Whether the OPP ticketed you on Highway 400 or Barrie Police Service on Dunlop or Bayfield Street, an officer-issued red light charge under s.144(18) or a stop sign charge under s.136 of the Highway Traffic Act is prosecuted at 45 Cedar Pointe Drive.
The set fine is $260 for a red light ($325 with costs) and $110 for a stop sign ($150 with costs), but that's the smaller part of the cost — a conviction carries 3 demerit points and sits on your driving record, visible to insurers, for three years. How these charges are defended in Ontario covers the amber-light defence and the officer's-vantage-point questions.
On a stop sign charge in particular, the case usually comes down to the officer's line of sight — judging whether a vehicle's wheels fully stopped, from an angle at distance, is genuinely difficult, and their notes on where they were positioned often matter more than anything else.
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Red Light / Stop Sign in Barrie
Is a Barrie red-light ticket from a camera or an officer?
That distinction matters. An officer-issued ticket carries 3 demerit points and goes on your record; a red-light camera ticket carries no points and is issued to the registered plate holder as an administrative matter. We defend the officer-issued charge — camera tickets aren't something we handle.
Where is a Barrie red light or stop sign ticket heard?
Barrie Provincial Offences Court at 45 Cedar Pointe Drive, which administers Highway Traffic Act matters for the County of Simcoe.
Should I just pay a Barrie stop sign ticket?
Paying is a guilty plea. The fine is modest, but the 3 demerit points and the conviction sitting on your record for three years is the real cost — especially if you already have another minor conviction in that window.
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This may not be the whole picture — here's how we handle other charges in Barrie, and how Red Light / Stop Sign plays out in other Ontario cities.
Other charges in Barrie
Red Light / Stop Sign elsewhere in Ontario
Legal information, not legal advice. Laws, fines and demerit points change; check the current Highway Traffic Act and the Ontario Court of Justice set-fine schedule before relying on a figure. Using this site or sending a form does not create a paralegal-client relationship.