Ontario Highway Traffic Act

Are you asking about a specific authority? Or just simply how the Provincial Government passes a law? If its the latter, a bill is brought forward to the Legislative Assembly by a MPP. If the bill passes a first and second reading, its sent for review by committee. The committee would present a report with possible amendments/recommendations and ...

It means you would be admitting guilt to your current charge of 49 over. You would then basically explain to the Justice of the Peace why they should show some leniency. At their discretion, and with good cause (i.e. financial hardship due to unemployment) they can reduce the fine, give more time to pay, etc. They cannot however reduce the charge ...

1) No. You can still go to trial.
2) Yes. In my experience the Crown will already have some disclosure ready for the early resolution meeting. Typically the Crown would at least want the officer's notes so that they can have an idea of how strong the charges are and if any reductions were already granted at the roadside.
3) Video evidence is rare ...

Is it possible to go to court and tell the clerk something like "I'd like to plead guilty for a lesser charge".

No, only the Crown can offer you a plea to a lesser charge. While the Courts will sometimes reduce your fine if there is good reason, they cannot change the offence itself or the associated number of demerit points.

The problem is ...

The officer on the plane who measures your speed would contact another officer waiting on the ground who stops you and issues the ticket.

CanLII (Canadian Legal Information Institute) is a great free resource with lots of case law.

Link: http://www.canlii.org/en/

And here's a link to London (City) v. Young: http://www.canlii.org/en/on/onca/doc/20 ... ca429.html

No. Again to use the speeding analogy, an officer might give one speeder a break and another a ticket even though they committed the same offence. You can't use the fact that someone else got a break as a defence for your charge. Officers are allowed to use discretion. I do agree that it's annoying that everyone but you got a break and somewhat ...

The Court will only be interested in what you did, since you're the one who was charged. It's like getting stopped for speeding, the fact that everyone else may have been speeding isn't a defense. It sucks that you're the only one who was charged, but it doesn't change what you're accused of.

I also don't see the fact that a fire truck could fit ...

That certainly looks like the officers copy, but its a little hard to make out. There are also two white carbon copies of every ticket that can be kept by the officer for notes, etc.

I can see a few other mistakes on the ticket. Youre supposed to write out "Highway Traffic Act", not use the short form HTA. Should also add "commercial motor vehicle ...

Thank you very much !! Greatly appreciated Bend :) So if my license gets cancelled, and I restart the whole Driver Education thing, would that mean my record would be wiped clean and there would be no convictions on my record (for insurance purposes) ?

No, the conviction is permanently on your record, even if you start the graduated licencing ...

bend wrote:I don't believe any Ontario officers still use radar.

Id strongly disagree with that. While laser is popular, I still see tons of handheld radar units in use. Its also the only option Im aware of that works from a moving vehicle.

There is no requirement for the officer to show you the speed measuring device at the time of the stop. While officers will sometimes show you the device as a courtesy, it's not always possible if the device is mounted directly in their vehicle. Many traffic enforcement cars have the radar mounted directly in the back window to catch vehicles ...

If you have clear evidence showing you (and more importantly your vehicle) werent at the location on the date/time in question, it should be relatively easy to beat the charge. It may even be worth taking with the prosecutor ahead to time to see if theyll simply withdraw the charge.

I find it very unlikely someone would have deliberately risked ...

Youll want to start by requesting disclosure to see what type of device the officer was using and what his observations were. One of the first things to determine is what type of device was used to obtain your speed. Are you certain it was radar? There are also handheld laser devices for measuring speed. They have aiming sights and can easily ...

Showing that you reasonably believed your fines were paid and were unaware of your suspension may be a defence for the first offence. The second offence is problematic since you were then clearly aware of your suspension but decided to drive anyways. The fact that you were driving a family member to medical appointment will be irrelevant in Court ...