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Ontario
Criminal Driving Offences (not DUI)
Fail to Stop for Police
Criminal Code of Canada
Section number:
249.1
Fail to Stop for Police
249.1 (1) Every one commits an offence who, operating a motor vehicle while being pursued by a peace officer operating a motor vehicle, fails, without reasonable excuse and in order to evade the peace officer, to stop the vehicle as soon as is reasonable in the circumstances.
(2) Every one who commits an offence under subsection (1)
(a) is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years; or
(b) is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction.
Jail is frequently imposed.
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