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Charged with Stunt Driving in Barrie
Stunt driving under HTA s.172 in Barrie means a 30-day roadside licence suspension and a 14-day vehicle impound the day you're charged — before you've had any chance to defend the case. A licensed Ontario paralegal can appear for you at the Barrie Provincial Offences Court.
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Stunt Driving in Barrie — how it actually works
Stunt driving under section 172 is a Part III offence — you receive a summons, not a set-fine ticket, and the matter goes to court. (Source: barrie.ca; ontario.ca.)
Most of the s.172 charges we see in Barrie come off Highway 400 heading north into cottage country, where speeds open up between interchanges and the OPP concentrates enforcement — particularly on summer weekends. Additional charges come off Highway 11 and from Barrie Police Service enforcement on city arterials. Whichever service laid the charge, the file is prosecuted at 45 Cedar Pointe Drive.
Stunt driving is a Part III offence, so there is no set fine to pay — you are served with a summons and the matter is set down at the Barrie court. See how stunt driving charges work in Ontario for the penalty ranges and the roadside consequences that apply before any court date.
The roadside penalties happen first: your licence is suspended for 30 days at the roadside and your vehicle is impounded for 14 days, both administrative, both before a court has heard anything. The work we do at the Barrie court is on the underlying charge — reviewing full disclosure, testing whether an Early Resolution reduction to a lesser HTA offence is available, and preparing for trial if it isn't. For the full penalty ranges, see the Ontario stunt-driving overview.
In our experience
Barrie s.172 files typically involve a summons return date at 45 Cedar Pointe Drive within a few months of the charge. Outcomes turn almost entirely on what disclosure shows — speed measurement, calibration, officer training, and any video. We don't promise a specific result on any file; we do commit to getting full disclosure and giving you a straight read on it.
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Stunt Driving in Barrie — questions we get
Where is stunt driving prosecuted in Barrie?
At the Barrie Provincial Offences Court, 45 Cedar Pointe Drive, Barrie, ON L4N 5R7 — the court that hears every s.172 charge laid within the City of Barrie, whether the charging officer was OPP (Highway 400/11) or Barrie Police Service (Bayfield, Dunlop, city streets). (Source: barrie.ca.)
How do I fight a stunt driving charge in Barrie?
Because stunt driving is a Part III offence, you'll receive a summons rather than a set-fine ticket. Respond by pleading guilty, requesting an Early Resolution meeting with the prosecutor to try to negotiate a lesser HTA charge, or setting the matter down for trial. Disclosure drives everything that comes after.
Can I get my Barrie vehicle impound or licence suspension back sooner?
The 30-day roadside licence suspension and the 14-day vehicle impound are administrative penalties imposed at the roadside under HTA s.172. They run separately from the court case and are generally not shortened by the court. We focus on the underlying charge to protect you from the far larger conviction-level consequences.