There will be new penalties for those who are caught stunting, racing or committing high-speed offences on the roads and highways of Saskatchewan starting on May 1st. SGI announced the new penalties Tuesday. 

“The tough new penalties are intended to further discourage drivers from stunting, street racing and driving at excessively high speeds,” said Minister Responsible for SGI Dustin Duncan. “Those dangerous activities put all road users at risk, and they have no place in our communities or on our highways.” 

The new penalties will see those who are caught stunting, street racing, exceeding the speed limit by more than 50 km/h, or double the posted speed limit, receive a seven-day license suspension. The vehicle will also be impounded for 30 days.  

The existing penalties for stunting are an impoundment of three days for a second and each subsequent offence. For street racing, it is a 30-day impoundment with no suspension. The penalty for exceeding the speed limit by 50 km/h is a seven-day impoundment and exceeding the speed limit by double is a seven-day suspension for a second and each subsequent offence.  

As of May 1st, the penalty for each of those offences will be a 30-day impoundment of the vehicle and a seven-day license suspension. Also, a ticket for a race, contest or stunt on a bet or wager will include a 30-day impoundment and seven-day license suspension.  

In addition to the fines, demerits and inconvenience of the impoundment and license suspension, the owner of an impounded vehicle will be responsible for the towing and storage fees. The driver will also have to go to a motor license issuer at the end of the suspension to have their driver’s licence reprinted for a fee.