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Failure to stop after an accident (hit and run)Possibly — unconfirmed
Reported range, not yet confirmed against official text. Do not rely on this — awaiting confirmation.
Statutory range — reported, not yet confirmed
s. 320.16(1) — failure to stop after accident — indictablePossibly — unconfirmed
- Imprisonment
- 0 (no mandatory prison) – 10 years
- Fine
- No fine stated
0 = the law sets no minimum prison term. The court is not required to impose prison. Depending on the offence, jurisdiction, and case, it may instead impose a non-custodial sentence — e.g. a suspended sentence, community order / probation, a fine, or a discharge.
Punishment per s. 320.19(5)(a).
s. 320.16(1) — failure to stop after accident — summary convictionPossibly — unconfirmed
- Imprisonment
- 0 (no mandatory prison) – 2 years less a day (s. 787 default)
- Fine
- Fine $0–$5,000 (s. 787 default)
0 = the law sets no minimum prison term. The court is not required to impose prison. Depending on the offence, jurisdiction, and case, it may instead impose a non-custodial sentence — e.g. a suspended sentence, community order / probation, a fine, or a discharge.
Punishment per s. 320.19(5)(b).
s. 320.16(2) — accident resulting in bodily harm — indictablePossibly — unconfirmed
- Imprisonment
- 0 (no mandatory prison) – 14 years
- Fine
- Minimum $1,000 (first offence); 30 days (second); 120 days (subsequent) per s. 320.2
0 = the law sets no minimum prison term. The court is not required to impose prison. Depending on the offence, jurisdiction, and case, it may instead impose a non-custodial sentence — e.g. a suspended sentence, community order / probation, a fine, or a discharge.
Punishment per s. 320.2(a).
s. 320.16(2) — accident resulting in bodily harm — summary convictionPossibly — unconfirmed
- Imprisonment
- 0 (no mandatory prison) – 2 years less a day
- Fine
- Fine $0–$5,000 with the s. 320.2 minimums
0 = the law sets no minimum prison term. The court is not required to impose prison. Depending on the offence, jurisdiction, and case, it may instead impose a non-custodial sentence — e.g. a suspended sentence, community order / probation, a fine, or a discharge.
Punishment per s. 320.2(b).
PARTIAL: s. 320.21 (punishment where death results) was not retrieved in this session, so the death tier range is NOT stated — re-check before publishing. The base and bodily-harm tiers below were read from the official text.