Ontario Highway Traffic Act

Once you get your trial date, file for disclosure of the evidence against you. In this case, you want the officer's notes. You want to see if the officer lost sight of your vehicle. If the officer did, you might be able to make a case that they stopped the wrong vehicle. However, if the officer's notes look pretty solid, you might want to think ...

Well looks like you played this one perfectly. Not only did you save demerit points, it also saved you a licence suspension. 4 demerit points, as you know, would've netted you a licence suspension as you are a G2 driver. In addition, I think you'll probably get an insurance increase. HOWEVER, don't be disappointed with that. You were looking at a ...

Would the JP have dismissed my 11B request for stay if I hadn't done this?


Probably. If the adjournment was due to the fault of the Crown (e.g. no disclosure), the JP presiding would have needed evidence (the transcript) that it was the Crown's fault in order to rule in your favour. I'd get it, even if it costs more. The more paperwork you can ...

Yep, that courthouse covers all of Scarborough and parts of East York. HUGE backlog. Lots of cases dropped/stayed due to 11B (unreasonable delay) filings.

Agree with da Bear. The diagram does not have to be exact. In this case, it is close enough. I would also recommend photographing the scene of the collision and indicate where your lane change, then his lane change and the subsequent collision, took place. If the situation happened as you described it, he is 100% at fault by the Fault Determination ...

The correct set fine is $260 with a total payable of $325. The Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that this is a fatal error (London v Young). However, you must go through a rather obscure process to get it quashed. This is done by not showing up on the day of trial. The Justice of the Peace must examine the ticket and quash it if there are no fatal ...

10 months and 2 weeks is not sufficient time for an 11B in my opinion. 11 months is the minimum "goal line."

Suspension's already over so you can't get it "dismissed." I have no idea what part of the HTA, CAIA or what was used. It is definitely weird. But perhaps you could mention it when going to court. Might've been a 3-day suspension that the officer mistakenly "reduced" to 24 hours. As for the careless driving charge, I'd suggest hiring a paralegal ...

It means you are off the hook.

I wouldn't say there's "no way." All depends on what you plea-bargain to. A municipal by-law infraction for disobeying a sign would not carry demerit points.

Well, I don't see how you're considered "at fault." He probably could've been charged with Lane Change - Not in Safety contrary to section 142 (1) of the Highway Traffic Act.

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Look at section 10 (4). Does this describe your situation?

I'm guessing that there was less than $1000 damage, correct?

What you got was a summons to appear in court for failing to stop for a school bus. I wouldn't chance not appearing, even with what the officer said. You should probably consider hiring legal representation if you cannot go yourself.

Given the circumstances, it's going to be difficult to fight this ticket if the officer shows up for court. The officer could have charged you with careless driving. It sounds like he gave you a bit of a break. Unless there's some sort of technicality that comes up, you could try to plea bargain to a lesser offence, but "fail to drive in marked ...

Well... if you have no prior convictions, you should be able to plea-bargain it down to a lesser charge. They might offer you a municipal by-law infraction, or some Highway Traffic Act infraction that is less expensive and has 2 demerit points or less. diehard told you how to start: option 3. Take your ticket to the courthouse listed on the back ...

Enough to get it quashed... probably not. It does specify a valid location. You could argue that you've been misled by the ticket and it is not specific enough, but I'm not really sure that will work.