| Item |
Provisions for Offences |
# of Demerit
Points |
Short Description of Offences for Convenience
of Reference only |
| 1 |
Section 200 of the Highway Traffic
Act |
7
|
Failing to remain at scene of accident
|
| 1.1 |
Section 216 of the Highway Traffic
Act, except where a suspension order is made under
subsection 216 (3) |
7
|
Driver failing to stop when signalled
or requested to stop by a police officer |
| 2 |
Section 130 of the Highway Traffic
Act |
6
|
Careless driving |
| 3 |
Section 172 of the Highway Traffic
Act |
6
|
Racing |
| 4 |
Section 128 of the Highway Traffic
Act; subsection 13 (3) of Regulation 829 of the
Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990; any provision
of the National Capital Commission Traffic and Property
Regulations CRC 1978, c. 1044 made under the National
Capital Act (Canada) fixing maximum rates of speed
and any municipal by-law fixing maximum rates of speed
where the rate of speed is exceeded by, |
|
|
| |
(a) 50 km/h or more
|
6
|
Exceeding speed limit by 50 km/h or
more |
| |
(b) 30 km/h or more
and less than 50 km/h
|
4
|
Exceeding speed limit by 30 to 49 km/h
|
| |
(c) more than 15 km/h
and less than 30 km/h
|
3
|
Exceeding speed limit by 16 to 29 km/h
|
| 5 |
Subsections 174 (1) and (2) of
the Highway Traffic Act |
5
|
Driver of public vehicle or school bus
failing to stop at railway crossings |
| 6 |
Section 164 of the Highway Traffic
Act |
3
|
Driving through, around or under railway
crossing barrier |
| 7 |
Subsections 135 (2) and (3), clause
136 (1) (b), subsection 136 (2), subsection 138 (1),
subsection 139 (1), subsection 141 (5) and subsections
144 (7), (8) and (21) of the Highway Traffic Act
|
3
|
Failing to yield center of way |
| 8 |
Clause 136 (1) (a), subsections
144 (14), (15), (16), (17), (18) and (21), subsections
146 (3) and (4) and section 163 of the Highway
Traffic Act, any municipal by-law requiring a
driver to stop for a stop sign or signal light, and
the National Capital Commission Traffic and Property
Regulations CRC 1978, c. 1044 made under the National
Capital Act (Canada) requiring a driver to stop
for a stop sign |
3
|
Failing to obey a stop sign, signal
light or railway crossing signal |
| 9 |
Subsection 134 (1) of the Highway
Traffic Act |
3
|
Failing to obey directions of police
constable |
| 10 |
Subsection 134 (3) of the Highway
Traffic Act |
3
|
Driving or operating a vehicle on a
closed highway |
| 11 |
Subsections 199 (1) and (1.1) of
the Highway Traffic Act |
3
|
Failing to report an accident |
| 12 |
Subsection 148 (8), sections 149,
150 and 166 of the Highway Traffic Act |
3
|
Improper passing |
| 13 |
Section 154 of the Highway Traffic
Act |
3
|
Improper driving where highway divided
into lanes |
| 14 |
Subsections 175 (11) and (12) of
the Highway Traffic Act |
6
|
Failing to stop for school bus |
| 15 |
Section 158 of the Highway Traffic
Act |
4
|
Following too closely |
| 16 |
Section 162 of the Highway Traffic
Act |
3
|
Crowding driver's seat |
| 17 |
Clause 156 (1) (a) of the
Highway Traffic Act |
3
|
Drive wrong way - divided highway |
| 18 |
Clause 156 (1) (b) of the
Highway Traffic Act |
3
|
Cross divided highway - no proper crossing
provided |
| 19 |
Section 153 of the Highway Traffic
Act |
3
|
Wrong way in one way street or highway
|
| 20 |
Subsection 157 (1) of the Highway
Traffic Act |
2
|
Backing on highway |
| 21 |
Subsections 140 (1), (2) and (3)
of the Highway Traffic Act |
2
|
Pedestrian crossover |
| 22 |
Subsections 148 (1), (2), (4),
(5), (6) and (7) of the Highway Traffic Act
|
2
|
Failing to share road |
| 23 |
Subsections 141 (2) and (3) of
the Highway Traffic Act |
2
|
Improper center turn |
| 24 |
Subsections 141 (6) and (7) of
the Highway Traffic Act |
2
|
Improper left turn |
| 25 |
Subsections 142 (1), (2) and (8)
of the Highway Traffic Act |
2
|
Failing to signal |
| 26 |
Section 132 of the Highway Traffic
Act |
2
|
Unnecessary slow driving |
| 27 |
Section 168 of the Highway Traffic
Act |
2
|
Failing to lower headlamp beam |
| 28 |
Section 165 of the Highway Traffic
Act |
2
|
Improper opening of vehicle door |
| 29 |
Section 143 and subsection 144 (9)
of the Highway Traffic Act and any municipal
by-law prohibiting turns |
2
|
Prohibited turns |
| 30 |
Section 160 of the Highway Traffic
Act |
2
|
Towing of persons on toboggans, bicycles,
skis, etc., prohibited |
| 31 |
Subsection 182 (2) of the Highway
Traffic Act |
2
|
Failing to obey signs prescribed by
regulation under subsection 182 (1) |
| 32 |
Subsection 106 (3) of the Highway
Traffic Act |
2
|
Driver failing to wear complete seat
belt assembly |
| 33 |
Subsection 106 (6) of the Highway
Traffic Act |
2
|
Driver failing to ensure passenger under
16 years wears complete seat belt assembly |
| 34 |
Subsection 106 (7) of the Highway
Traffic Act |
2
|
Driver failing to ensure child passenger
under 23 kilograms occupies position with seat belt
assembly |
| 35 |
Subsection 159.1 (1) of the Highway
Traffic Act |
3
|
Failing to slow down and proceed with
caution when approaching stopped emergency vehicle
|
| 36 |
Subsection 159.1 (2) of the Highway
Traffic Act |
3
|
Failing to move into another lane when
approaching stopped emergency vehicle - if safe to
do |