Ontario Highway Traffic Act

By your own admission, you didn't make a full stop before turning right on a red light. The law states you MUST stop, regardless of traffic. It's also an absolute liability offence, meaning the only defence is one of absolute necessity (i.e. a giant steam roller was about to plow into the back of you).

I'm not saying you have no means to dispute ...

Haven't actually driven one, but here's the link to the Michigan State Police vehicle testing results:
http://www.michigan.gov/msp/0,1607,7-123--16274--,00.html

Every year they run a wide range of tests on all police purpose vehicles. One of the tests that they run is top speed on a 14 mile run.

The 2009 and 2010 year models reached 133 MPH (214 ...

If the MTO is aware of your son's situation, I'd just go with what they say. They'll be the ones giving your son his licence back.

Again, that's just my interpretation of the regulation. I'm not a legal expert, so you may want to confirm that with someone else if you're friend's licence is riding on it.

Here's the actual section from the o reg.

An offence under the Act set out in Column 1 of the Table to the Demerit Point Regulation for which the number of demerit points ...

What is the conflicting information that they're giving you?

If you pay off all outstanding fines and a reinstatement fee, your son should get a new licence. Might have to start over as G1 though depending on how long he's been suspended and what level he was at prior to the suspension.

Here's the info on the MTO website.

Escalating Sanctions for all Novice Drivers (G1, G2, M1, M2)

Effective August 1, 2010, novice or hybrid drivers (drivers that hold a novice licence and full licence, e.g., G/M2) will be subject to Novice Driver Escalating Sanctions . These sanctions will apply if, within a five year period, you:
* are ...

I should also add that both offences are considered serious by insurance companies, and will result in serious rate hikes or refusal to provide coverage.

summons is for HTA driving under susp.

I'm guessing you've been served a Part III summons. The information on the summons is filled out by the police officer serving you. Since they're typically served at the side of the road, there is no requirement or opportunity for a JP to sign them, etc. The officer will have to swear before a JP or ...

i dont understand why they are classed as serious . no one has been injured, these are administrative screw ups, doesnt mean your a bad driver

They're serious because even on a first offence, the combined fine is a minimum $6,000 plus an additional 6 month suspension. There is also the possibility of jail time.
Due to the serious consequences of ...

You're going to need to provide a few details.

First, what type of summons is it? Part III?

Second, what type of court document, when was it issued and for what type of fine?

Then you'd have to go to trial and the Crown would need to prove their case against you.

That being said, by your own admission you didn't have proof of insurance, nor was your ownership properly validated at the time of the stop. Neither offence is very difficult to prove (unlike the speeding charge which is somewhat more complicated in terms of ...

1) Yes, you're being charged for not having proof of insurance with you. If the officer believed you had no insurance, you would have received a summons to Court and be facing a $5000 fine.
2) When you renew the validation for your plate, you receive a sticker. The sticker has a smaller strip on the bottom that you're supposed to place on the back ...

If, as Simon is asking, you did have a valid licence at the time of the stop , you've been charged under the wrong section.

If you have a valid licence, but not on your person when you're stopped, the charge is Driver Fail to Surrender Licence, with a $110 fine.
If you're licence is expired, not valid or you've just never had one, then the charge ...

By law, you are required to have a "true copy" of your ownership, which means the front and back of the document. This is because part of your validation sticker is affixed to the back of the ownership document.

As for your defence, I dont think you have one. The MTO may have made an error, but I dont think the Courts would see the traffic stop as ...

You said he was driving with stolen plates. Was he actually charged criminally for theft and/or possession of stolen property? Or just driving with Plates Not Authorized under the HTA?

If he was charged criminally, the police are required to notify you of the Criminal Charge as he's a minor (under 18). If it's just HTA charges, then as long as ...