Ontario Highway Traffic Act

In terms of the fine, the officer's probably referring to plea-bargaining down to a municipal by-law infraction, which would also take care of the demerit points, and it also wouldn't go on your driver record.

Windsor eh? Was this on Riverside Drive at Devonshire Road (right beside the Hiram Walker Plant)?

You may be able to plea-bargain to a municipal by-law infraction with this one, if nothing else. That would give you 0 points, a smaller fine and nothing would go on your driver record.

The police officer claimed that he saw the hospital security tapes, but like I said, the parking lot does not belong to the hospital, it belongs to medical center across the hospital. We checked there and I didnt see any security cameras. Can they be hidden so you don't see them, or he might be bluffing??


If he had video evidence, he should ...

Easier to see and easier to gather evidence? See, I think most reasonable people would believe that it would be harder to gauge the distance between two moving vehicles at a height of at least 1000 ft, while the aircraft is humming along at 150+ kph. Im sure any paralegal worth their salt could poke a multitude of holes in any such testimony from ...

You've already gone through the first step, which is setting up the trial date. When you get your trial date, you can then make a disclosure request to see what the evidence is against you. The disclosure request would basically include a copy of the officer's notes, and the relevant parts with the radar (or lidar) manual (testing and use of the ...

She got a parking ticket from provincial parking enforcement officer.

Provincial parking enforcement officer? Where did this happen? And what was the ticket for?

How heated did the argument get between your wife and parking enforcement?

We contacted them immediately and told them that no car was hit and there is no damage to our vehicle ...

There is no additional charge to go to court. The $5 court fee is already included in your total payable.

He was referring to reducing the speed in a plea-bargain, to 15 km/h over the limit. That would give you a total payable of $52.50, if you wanted to go that route...

Most detachments in southern Ontario have an "Administrative Manager" which is a Sgt who takes care of questions like this and respond/investigate accordingly.

Good to know... that would be the place to start then...

The tow company and impound lot are owned by the same guy. Its a tow truck driver that has his own impound lot. He has no ...

I think through the use of photos I could prove that the signs are not visible from 60m but does that even matter?

Yes it does. If the signs are not visible from 60m away, they are not enforceable. The thing about photographs is, they must reasonably show the type of scene that you would've encountered at the time the offence was committed ...

You mentioned to let the higher ups in the OPP know about this, do you know whom I could contact and get actual results?

Call the detachment the officer is based out of (probably either Downsview or Aurora) and ask to speak to a Staff Sergeant. Any problems, ask for an Inspector. If I were in your shoes, I'd discuss the interaction with the tow ...

What would be a good reason for extending the date? Is vacation plan good enough?


You can certainly do that, it has been accepted before, as long as you do it early. Waiting until the last minute generally will result in it being rejected.

Also, do they ever ask you why you plead not guilty?


No. You have a right to plead not guilty. The ...

Cash only and no receipt?! File a complaint. A big one. And be sure to let Revenue Canada and some fairly high-up people in the OPP know about that.

As for the rest of the stuff... that's odd. But definitely start by getting the word out to the proper authorities about the towing company. That is beyond illegal and if there's anything else going ...

I'd say that disclosure is more or less complete for this case... except for parts of the notes. What I'd do is file another request, stating that you cannot read certain parts of the notes, and would like a type-written copy of them. (Include a photocopy of the notes highlighting the parts that are illegible.) That's what I'd do for now. The other ...

yamahaR6 wrote:Copies of written instructions/procedures held by any divsion of the Ontario Provincial Police.

Not sure if Odot has separate written instructions. If they do, and they're substantially different than the manual or require specific things to be done, then it should be disclosed to you.

60 km/h speed limit, day weekends, mostly single marked units, LIDAR. Officers usually sit in parking lots waiting for people to speed by. Road was designed for high speeds and most people speed here.