Ontario Highway Traffic Act

Speeding (under 50 km/hr over the limit) is an absolute liability offence and therefore you will not be allowed to enter a defence at a trial. Necessity is the only exception. If you were asking what kind of excuse might entice an officer to use his discretion to not charge you at the roadside, I'd also suggest that honesty would go a long way.

Fail to stop is a strict liability offence, which means that you can use a defence of due dilligence. If successful, it would result in a finding of not guilty.

Obviously you can't report an accident you weren't aware of, and that there is your defence. Whether it's believed or not will depend on the fact of the case and how they come out at trial. The rest of you question about liability and payment has to do with your particular insurance policy and you'll have to sort it out with them.

2 I believe

If the lack of disclosure is preventing you from making full answer in defence, then it sounds reasonable.

Since the trailer is home made, it has no VIN. Therefore, if the ownership can not be found, the owner of the trailer will need to get it registered at the MTO and get a new ownership and plates.

As to the charge, if the crown is insistent on proceeding, you may be able to use a due diligence offence. Also, I can tell you that in my experience (in ...

The officer doesn't have to be present for your plea. If he's not there, the crown can and probably will ask for it to be adjourned.

The machine reads pass, A, or F or shows a BAC #. You can ask for a second sample but if you do, you run the risk of blowing an F. Then the F stands and you're arrested for over 80.

What's your question with regards to 141(9) exactly? I'm not sure I understand from your original post.

Answer to your question is yes. You can get your licence back pretty quick if you pay the fines and the reinstatement.

For 1 and 2 there are no minimums or standards.

I would think that given the severity of the charges you'd want to hire a paralegal or lawyer to represent you. What jurisdiction did this happen in?

Can OP ask JP to quash the case?

Or is a motion also needed for that?

Just asking for it to be quashed is a motion for dismissal. What I was referring to is that they usually want a written submission (factum) prepared on the issue before they grant a motion for dismissal on insufficient disclosure. That's where you get to set out your argument ...

That may be true if a motion is filed in advance, but when one is asked for in court and the JP decides to give an adjournment (after telling you that you should have given proper notice) he asks the court reporter what his next trial date is, and it is set for that one or the next one if the reporter says, "you have xx cases on that day and ...

I can tell you that both he and the owner are obligated under s. 201 of the HTA to report that collision to the police, given the damage to "highway property", of which I believe a tree qualifies. Failure to do so can be result in either him or the owner of the vehicle being charged.

I don't have an opinion on what you should do.