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Here's the article: http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/ ... Home%C2%A0

I wrote a post on my blog discussing the issues surrounding the admissibility of statement evidence like this, if you're interested the link is in my signature.

I can't answer that for you.

The officer is correct that, in most jurisdictions, if you fight a reduced speeding ticket the crown can ask the JP to amend the ticket back to the original amount.

You are correct, traffic matters (all provincial offence matters) are quasi criminal, not civil. But I don't know where you can get the forms, sorry.

Whats the actual burden of proof for a non-radar measure?

Police cruiser speedometers are calibrated pieces of equipment and are accepted in court as an accurate measure of a vehicles speed through pacing. What an officer needs to prove the charge is to state how long he was following you for, that he maintained a constant distance and what he ...

I don't think anyone here is going to be able to answer this for you. There is no "average" it depends on a multitude of factors, including which company you're referring to.

I don't think you would be successful with this argument. The exemption is not for any delivery driver to claim that they don't go over 40 and thus don't have to wear their seat belt. It is intended to protect people who have professions where it is already established that they don't go over 40, like garbage men or postal delivery drivers.

That ...

FyreStorm wrote:The prevailing case law states that people / police should not have to bend their necks, or 'work' to see you plate, it should be conspicuously visible.

If you have any specific case citations can you post them here? I'd be interested in reading them. Thanks.

Simon borys your saying that the best I could do is plead guilty to the lesser charge of driving too close which would be 4 points?

No, not at all. I was just saying that follow to close is a charge which people often plea to in rear end cases where they are charged with careless. There may be another more appropriate charge to plea to in your ...

In response to a number of recent topics on this forum about whether a police officer has to show up for court or whether it was likely that they would show up, I wrote a post on my blog discussing the issue.

I'm not posting this here just to promote my blog, but it seems relevant considering that I've answered this very question 2 or 3 times in ...

Indeed, you are correct. I am aware that speeding under 50 is an absolute liability offence and over is strict. I've even stated that in previous posts. This was a type-o.

She will likely show up because she'll be subpoenaed and it's an offence to fail to respond to a subpoena.

Careless driving seems a little harsh for the situation you described and they would have to prove that you were driving with undue care and attention in order to convict you of it. Usually in rear end collisions where people are charged with ...

Sounds like a big hassle to fight the tickets. You could hire someone to do it for you, in which case you'll pay them their fee plus the fines for any offences you end up convicted of. You might be able to may a plea with the crown and get one of the two dropped in exchange for sparing them the burden of a trial.

One thing though, if you want to ...

It's easy to target a specific vehicle with a laser using the scope, but it is much more difficult to isolate a vehicle with a radar that is not alone on the road or at least in front. If that were me I would be very interested in hearing how the officer articulated that he targeted the person's vehicle.

Plea deals offers depend on a number of factors, but if you have a good record and there are no serious aggravating factors to your speeding, I can't see why you wouldn't be offered a plea of some kind.

You can plead you case with all of the factors you mentioned, but it's not really important with regards to the commission of the offence, since ...

Whether it's worth it to hire a paralegal depends on how much time you have to put into the matter yourself and what you're looking for as an outcome. The truth is that anyone can walk into a first attendance meeting with a prosecutor and get a plea deal if they've done a little research and look like they know what they're talking about.

If you ...

Could be. I am puzzled by that.

My understanding was that they were for provincial government vehicles. That's why the OPP has them and municipal services don't.

I don't believe there's any requirement for them to have markings or to replace them if they were obliterated by road work.

If you decide to fight it they can, and probably will in your case, ask for the trial to be for the original amount. Then you risk a far greater sentence. You'll have to decide whether you think it's worth it.

Probably nothing. If you have committed a Highway Traffic Offence, the driver can report that to a police officer and the officer, if he feels he has reasonable grounds to lay a charge based on the evidence provided by the TTC driver, can issue you a ticket or a summons to court for the charge.

That's the way it works in theory, but in practice it ...

An unsigned handwritten ticket should be quashed.

Its more complicated than it needs to be.

I completely agree! The laws about CMV's in general are quite complicated, but hours of service regulations are beyond ridiculous. I can tell you from my experience that not all MTO officers and very, very few police officers understand them enough to charge anyone for violating them.

What's the point ...

Same thing applies. All they have to do is send it to the last known address on their files. It's up to you to keep your address current. That's why it's an offence not to change it within 6 days of a move.

You're probably not going to get your licence back until you've paid the fines off. Sorry.

1) Ask the officer if he has records of other tickets for the day see what the REAL speed limit is. ie. If he doesn't stop anyone until 70km in a 50km zone then the REAL limit is 70km/hr and I should only get 15km over I don't understand what you mean by the "real" speed limit. If you were speeding it doesn't matter what other people were doing or ...

You can find out what evidence the prosecutor has by applying for disclosure.

It is not enough to simply state that they sent the notice to the address on your licence as opposed to the address on your ownership.

HTA 52 (1) Where a persons drivers licence is suspended, notice of the suspension is sufficiently given if delivered personally or,
(b ...

My questions are as follows:
1) Am I correct in assuming that the police officer would still likely appear in court if I chose the option to plead not guilty, despite his encouragement to review Option 3? Yes
2) How much could the fine be reduced if I go for Option 2? Also, if I go for Option 2, am I correct in assuming that the demerit points ...

It's not proper for an officer to offer an inducement to you to pay a ticket, nor is it proper for them to threaten you into paying a ticket. However, it is the case most of the time, in most jurisdictions, that if you take a reduced speeding charge to trial the crown will apply to have the amount reinstated to the full amount and the JP will ...