Ontario Highway Traffic Act

I would send another disclosure request and say "I can not read or understand the officers notes. Please send a typed copy along with any meaning of abbreviations used."

This advice will help you with a more digestible and readable version of the officer's notes.

The officer has included 'R' in the code box to indicate the roadside reduction ...

argyll wrote:But that doesn't say 'for offences committed by drivers of motor vehicles'.

Correct.

If you have been charged under HTA s.144(18), the 3 demerit point penalty WILL apply against your driver's licence..

Per HTA s.56(1) , the demerit system only applies to motor vehicles and street cars.

Demerit point system
56. (1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations providing for a demerit point system for drivers of motor ...

Disclosure requests are made in advance of the defence and prosecution being able to sit down and discuss the file. The primary purpose of an early resolution meeting is for the two sides of the case to reach a reasonable understanding about how the Court would likely rule on the matter at trial. If the merits of the Prosecutor's case are such that ...

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If you have been charged under HTA s.144(18), the 3 demerit point penalty WILL apply against your driver's licence. A bicycle is still included in the definition of a vehicle, albeit an non-motorized one.

These matters can sometimes be negotiated to a lesser 0 demerit point offence, although the lesser offence will still show on your driving ...

To follow-up on what jsherk wrote, yes, Careless Driving is a very serious offence and you may wish to seek out legal representation. It is unfortunate to see self-represented defendants at court having a Careless Driving matter go off the tracks at court and ending up convicted, accepting a plea to lesser offence that is not a good resolution, or ...

Yes, if nothing gets filed then you are off the hook. If it gets filed and JP notices then mistake then you are also off the hook.

If it gets filed and the JP does not notice the mistake (or the officer corrects before filing it) then you still need to NOT respond and do an APPEAL when you get notice of the conviction.

It will depend on what ...

It sounds like you've been charged under HTA section 78.1 :

"78.1 (1) No person shall drive a motor vehicle on a highway while holding or using a hand-held wireless communication device or other prescribed device that is capable of receiving or transmitting telephone communications, electronic data, mail or text messages. 2009, c. 4, s. 2; 2015, c ...

Hi,
I received a speeding ticket today (73km in a 50km zone). The ticket has all the correct information, the only missing information is the SET FINE and the TOTAL PAYABLE, both of these items have nothing written in the boxes.... Any advice on how to proceed with a ticket with this issue?


It is possible that the officer will notice their ...

If they offer you a deal for Speeding 49 over, then you should probably take that and run. Here is why...


To put just a slightly fine point on this, it depends. If it is your lucky day that the particular Prosecutor has a busy docket, is being generous, and has no serious defects in their case. Yes, it may be a good deal to accept.

However ...

screeech wrote:You must also pay the fine before they will accept and appeal...If you win at appeal, they mail you the money back...there is a way around paying the fine for exceptional cases...

Correct, a separate application to appeal without paying the fine can be made of there is a basis to do so.

So I received a letter today saying that I need to meet with the Ministry to discuss my driving record. The standard 9 points interview letter. Currently, I have 4 points on my record, but I hit 9 in September (5 points expired that end of that month, and I got convicted of a 49 over which put me at 9). So what I'm trying to figure out is what ...

No, I think what he is saying is that whether or not the officer was speeding, has no bearing on YOUR ticket.

Correct. There is no case law that I am aware of that would support this argument.

One of the common pitfalls that I see of self-representing defendants in trials is that they open themselves up to cross-examination and promptly ...

Jonsmith, much of the advice above is correct. To summarize a few points:

Regarding impact to insurance, check with your insurance broker. There is considerable variation from insurance company to insurance company on how risk assessment is calculated. Being that a 4 demerit point conviction would result in a mandatory 30 day licence suspension ...