Ontario Highway Traffic Act

I was thinking the same about the "lateral property lines" reference as well, honestly, but I stumbled on some possible case law. I'm not sure it would apply because it was regarding a different offence but in R. v. Green [2004] the court found:
23 Clearly the word "sidewalk" is not included in the definition of highway and one would have expected ...

Hi! I'm helping a friend defend a H.T.A. charge of riding her bike without a light. Here's the actual law:

Lamps on all vehicles, except motor vehicles, etc.
(26) Subject to subsection (28), every vehicle, other than a motor vehicle, motor-assisted bicycle, bicycle (except a unicycle) or a vehicle referred to in subsection (24), (25) or (27 ...

Hi. I've posted to this forum a few times and always received great help -- thanks to everyone! No ticket this time :P but I'm hoping to ask a more general question about levels of suspicion. I've tried to do a little research and found some information on reasonable grounds but I can't seem to find a definitive resource explaining the different ...

hey there, what does a suspended sentence mean with regards to speeding ?

"A suspended sentence is a legal term for a judge's delaying of a defendant's serving of a sentence after they have been found guilty, in order to allow the defendant to perform a period of probation."

So your on probation, so if you commit another offence what happens ...

I'm sorry to double post but I'm also surprised the justice didn't ask for submissions as to penalty, he judged and sentenced in one fell swoop.

Very interesting! Congrats on winning on appeal. I've been looking for transcripts as a resource, especially when it comes to speeding charges. I've defended myself in Brockville, too -- against the same prosecutor. I can't say I won :P I got a suspended sentence so it could've been worse. Curious about what you thought of the prosecutor at trial ...

I am mostly opposed to giving in and paying tickets, but then again this one is only $6 !!!

Haha, I know. I feel a little petty trying to dispute it but, hey, it's my day off. :P

I've been e-mailing the Toronto Parking Authority and they've pretty much said the same. It's not the $6 that gets under my skin, it's the lack of appeal or dispute ...

Thanks for getting back to me, guys. I saw that post on redflagdeals, too. My only concern is that the Toronto Parking Authority is city-owned. If it was a private parking company, I'd have no hesitation ignoring it. :P I don't think it's a big deal if I don't pay, honestly, but I don't like this using up my "grace" parking infraction before they ...

I had the misfortune of finding a "courtesy charge" notice on my windshield tonight. I have a defence -- even if I didn't, I still believe in making the city work to prove their case and penalize me -- but I'm not sure how to proceed. While the Toronto Parking Authority appears to be a city-owned and operated corporation, I don't see any way to ...

I've been combing through the Highway Traffic Act. Naturally, the path of least resistance is carrying and presenting insurance and registration. However, looking over the Act, I can only find one clause requiring commercial drivers to carry proof of insurance and I can find no mention of registration or proof of ownership. What requires drives to ...

The officer didn't say except to mention the witness and complaint but yeah it's s. 140. Reading it it seems like the absense of oncoming traffic might work as a defence but I really don't want to provoke something more serious.

I was hitting the highway a couple days ago late at night and -- admittedly -- got close to the centre line more than once. A car started following me and apparently phoned in a complaint. Sure enough, the OPP swung by, pulled me over, talked about a "reckless" or "careless driving" charge but gave me driving left of centre. Now, there was no ...

Hi. I'm looking at defending a failure to yield the right-of-way charge. On the ticket, the officer ticked the "witness" box to indicate - I guess - he got a witness statement, contact information or... something. Well, post-discovery, there's nothing about a witness. Is this a defence angle in that evidence the officer claimed to have the justify ...