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The set fine should be $50, and total payable $65. An incorrect fine should be considered a fatal error.

Which officers name is on the top of the ticket? If its the officer who handed it to you, its irrelevant that the other officer wrote the ticket it out, as long as the officer who gave it to you signed it. Now if it was the officer in the car who put his name on the ticket, then technically he should have handed you the document.

And just to ...

Reading his notes, it would appear he claims to have been operating the device, not someone else. He obtained the reading from such a long distance out he may have already switched positions with the other officer when you first noticed them. It wouldn't make much sense for one officer to operate the device and another to pull over vehicles due to ...

Fatal errors only apply to regular traffic tickets with set fines, not summons (provincial or criminal).

There is no requirement for you to attend if you have representation. Maybe you need a different lawyer if you don't trust the one who's currently representing you.

Impaired driving is a criminal matter, not a provincial offence which this forum deals with. Court procedures for criminal matters can be quite different and you need to seek proper legal representation. Failure to attend Court on a criminal matters does not result in a conviction in absentia, but possibly a warrant for your arrest and further ...

That's incorrect. Option 2 is for guilty pleas with an explanation. You are admitting fault to the actual offence. In such a situation, all the Justice of the Peace can do is offer a reduced fine if warranted, they cannot withdraw or change charges. For that to occur, you need to work out a plea deal with the Crown.

Unfortunately I dont think Toronto has their actual parking bylaw posted anywhere online. They have all the various amendments in their online database, but not the actual law itself. Might want to try a local public library.

Its technically possible to fight any ticket, but how much success youll have will be very case dependent. It all contingent on what actually happened, how and why, quality of the police report and/or witness statements. In short there's too many factors to give you a simple yes/no answer.

Your best bet is to seek a consultation with a paralegal ...

the cop told me that i should pick option number 3 and bring my valid insurance card and the charge would be dropped. is that correct?

It's not guaranteed to happen, but certainly possible. I'd say it's somewhat dependent on the jurisdiction, really busy places like Toronto are more apt to simply drop the charge, other places may simply offer a ...

If the incident was more serious in nature (i.e. you struck a child) the police would likely make significant efforts to identify who was driving, but thats not the case. Typically the school bus driver simply files a report with the police providing your licence plate number and vehicle description. The police verify that the plate matches the ...

Unless the driver can actually identify you, it's unlikely you'll be charged. If the driver recorded your licence plate however, the registered owner of the vehicle can receive a ticket. If you're charged as the owner (versus as the driver) there are no demerit points and it doesn't impact your insurance. You simply need to pay the fine. I believe ...

Relating to a driving offence conviction is the key. The seven day suspension takes place prior to any Court proceedings, and therefor isn't connected to any conviction, regardless of what later happens. To me the clarification is the following:

An Administrative Drivers Licence Suspension (ADLS) is also considered an administrative lapse because ...

The one case that could be questionable maybe is my point 3 above but it would seem for all intensive purposes even then it should not count against Insurance.

Just to clarify, the outcome of the charges shouldn't change anything. Even if you're found guilty, the initial 7 day suspension was still just administrative, just like how a 90 day ...

To the best of my knowledge, a stunt driving administrative suspension should NOT impact your insurance rates. The Financial Services Commission of Ontario (which oversees auto insurance) has a bulletin dealing with this matter: http://www.fsco.gov.on.ca/en/auto/autobulletins/2006/Pages/a-04_06.aspx

The bulletin appears to be dated prior to stunt ...

The record is permanent. Insurance companies can only go back so many years though (4 maybe?). No way to fight it or have it removed unless it was given in error.

You could only be charged with speeding if you exceeded the actual posted limit. Driving too fast for the conditions could result in a careless driving charge, though there would have to be sufficient evidence to support this.

The way I read it he's just describing the bend in the road as being 500 m distance. I'm not sure where he actually lists the distance he obtained his reading at.

My guess is that he's talking about which vehicles are in which lanes (tt is probably transport truck) and what their speeds were. He then states you passed them all, didn't lose sight ...

There will be a record of the suspension on your licence history. I don't think insurance companies would look very favourably upon it, but I'm not sure they treat is as seriously as a suspension for an actual driving offence (i.e. impaired conviction resulting in 1 year suspension). Probably best to contact your provider to see if it can impact ...

I don't really get your reasoning. You admitted you were speeding, regardless of whether the limit was 50 or 60 at that point. You admitted you knew that the sign was different on both sides of the road and that your speed was in excess of both of these rates. You want to use the defense that you thought you were going 72 km/hr in a 60 km/hr zone ...

A Chevy Cobalt doing 195 km/h? Doesn't compute. Must have been going downhill with a tail wind.

Following your GPS isn't a defence that the Courts will accept. The onus is still on the driver to make sure his actions were legal.

Toronto does have by-laws relating to prohibited turns, if the disclosure is all in order, it may be worth seeking a plea deal to the by-law.

The fact that true copy isnt defined in the HTA really isnt a defence. As Hwybear has demonstrated, Courts simply look at the meaning of the words. A more thorough search may reveal case law to support this, but I've never seen a JP accept that a partial copy of a document is sufficient.

Typically paralegals have more experience dealing with traffic matters then lawyers, unless its something criminal like impaired driving. Neither option is a guarantee for success and the quality of representation will be very dependent on the individual. Get a feel for whos representing you during the consultation and see if you think theyre ...

Ontario applies the applicable points for what the conviction would carry here, so 4 points.

Damn, Lidar guns do make errors

Well, I'd argue it's more lidar gun operators that make errors. :wink:

I wish they'd go into a little more detail about what caused the error. They say in the article the lidar gun needs to track the vehicle for 3 seconds straight, which I've never heard of. The reading the gun obtains is pretty much ...

It should be the same as what's on your ticket, section 7(5)(a). There is no definition of true copy that I'm aware of in the HTA. Courts have always simply said it must be a copy of the front and back of the document, with the current validation sticker on the back as well.

I base my answers on my knowledge of the Ontario Highway Traffic act and related provincial statutes, so its possible things may be different in Quebec.

Im not aware of any way to have fines reduced once the Courts have issued them. Typically accused have a chance to plead/explain their financial situation prior to sentencing, so the Justice of ...

1) was he legally allowed to go through that blue folder without my permission.?? since the card wasnt visible it was hidden in behind all the other papers. ( i also didn even realize it was there :S)
2) when the officer wrote the ticket he wrote my adress as 663 BLoem st and my real adress is 633BLoem st will this ticket still be good or ...

I'm not sure there's anything more specific then the section itself, which reads "every driver of a motor vehicle on a highway shall carry, the permit for it or a true copy thereof".

True copy simply means a copy of the front and back of the document with the current validation sticker.