Ontario Highway Traffic Act

Am I entitled to a copy of her report? If so, how do I get that? I feel like nothing is documented...the cop wouldn't even tell me her first name.

Yes, you can copy a request of the accident report through the police service. Typically you're given a basic version of the report at the scene. The basic report list drivers, vehicles and insurance ...

Is it possible you updated your address shortly after the date of the offence? The weird thing is that if you had outstanding fines, you should NOT have been able to renew your plates. Are you sure both your vehicle and licence have the same address? Sometimes people change one but not the other.

As for the amount owing, I believe red light fines ...

The officer has up to six months to charge you with the offence. You would be summonsed and required to attend Court. It would not be like a regular ticket where it's assumed you're simply found guilty if you fail to respond within 15 days.

FYI it's a pretty serious charge, and your insurance rates could easily double if convicted. Could be worth ...

Unfortunately some bylaw charges relating to prohibited turns can have demerit points assigned to them. It depends on the actual charge and section.

Contact the police service and see if there is any type of documentation the owner can provide that would allow you to retrieve the vehicle. Policy will vary from one service to the next, and you may be out of luck. They have no legal obligation to return the vehicle to you if you're not the owner.

Yes its True! The Worst song Ever has arrived!



MAKE IT STOP!

But today, April 1st is... Friday! Friday! Gotta get down on Friday! Everybodys looking forward to the weekend! Weekend! Friday, Friday! Getting down on Friday! Everybodys looking forward to the weekend!

That also means that... tomorrow is Saturday! And Sunday comes afterwards ...

I believe most parking infractions are absolute liability offences. If it's an absolute liability offence, the Crown need only show that it was your vehicle parked in front of the hydrant. If it was a strict liability offence, you could argue that the hydrant wasn't visible and you made reasonable efforts to park legally, but I don't think that's ...

I believe there are a number of mitigating circumstances: the poor signage, extremely sharp turn, layer of gravel/dirt on the paved road, hill, no ABS, and skid marks showing that I anticipated the turn hundreds of metres in advance. Should I get pictures of these facts and bring them with me on Monday or when I meet the prosecutor?

To be honest ...

Thank you, that makes very good sense.

The other thing is how does the officer know I didnt stop. From my opinion I slowed down to a stop but didnt wait for 3 seconds or more. I continued on after a second.

Can I use this as an argument

From what you've posted the officer isn't arguing how long you stopped for, simply that you didn't stop. But ...

Certainly not a guarantee, but you might have a better than average chance of not having an officer make the trial. The Crown would likely need both the spotter and charging officer to attend Court. The spotter in the aircraft probably works in several different regions, meaning he'd have fewer available dates to attend Court compared to an officer ...

run11 wrote: What should i do now?

Your legal obligation and report it. Or get a really good job to pay for sky high insurance premiums after you get charged with fail to remain.

I'm sure the officers on here will agree with this.

100%. Not at all relevant to the charge, and your friend would not have had the ticket dropped for that reason. You can't be stopped for speeding ON private property under the HTA, but a police officer can setup on private property to catch people on the highway. Think about it, does the fact ...

There's no magical explanation that you can use in Court to simply be found not guilty. Radar Identified gave you a few possible scenarios that can explain the offence, but it sounds like by your admission you just simply failed to stop. There is no point trying to perjure yourself on the stand by making up a defence, nor will anyone on this forum ...

I think it's more to prevent people from using it as a turn lane and holding the bus up. These are almost always for those bus stops that lead into an intersection. I've never seen anyone parked in one of those, but I had seen buses honking away at turning cars before the "BUS ONLY" lines were painted because the cars had to wait for traffic and ...

I don't think your odds of getting an adjournment are good. I was in the courtroom for one case with similar circumstances (think it was a 15-20 over). When the defendant's 11b got rejected, he asked for an adjournment. The JP asked him why he couldn't have prepared for trial over the last year. JP ended up standing down the trial for 30 minutes ...