Ontario Highway Traffic Act

They show up more regularly than they used to. My understanding is that with computerization courts are better at scheduling trials on dates the officers would otherwise be off, minimizing the risk of something coming up that could prevent the officer from making it to court. Whenever I've needed to schedule an adjournment, the clerk will go ...

So much for 4-6 weeks. I actually received an eight-page disclosure 45 minutes ago. No, I didn't get everything I asked for (not that I expected to get all of that), but what I did get is enough to make me forget about the rest. Here's what I received:

Page 1: Copy of Notice of Trial, with our last name and the officer's last name handwritten in ...

Check the numbers on the officers' uniforms. If one of them matches the number on your Notice of Trial or Offence Notice (ticket), that's your man/woman. If you don't find your number, the officer could be there in plainclothes. You can simply approach the plainclothes officers (they're the people in the decent suits/professional attire with ...

Then Crown it is. Thanks, Argyll.

I thought there might be a procedure to arrange an adjournment by agreement without having to make an appearance. When I worked in Small Claims Court, we used to be able to request adjournments if both parties jointly submitted a request or if one submitted a request evidencing the consent of the other party.

So September 19 will be "Strike 1 ...

I had an e-mail reply 32 minutes after I sent the follow-up. The prosecution clerk who replied thanked me for my request and said disclosure would be e-mailed to me in approximately four to six weeks.

The trial date is three weeks from today. There's no way I'll have disclosure in time. I can probably play nice and request an adjournment now or ...

I sent my disclosure request August 17. Having heard nothing so far (not surprisingly), I just sent a second request. The trial date is three weeks from today. It looks like I'll have to go up there to set a new date while I keep pushing for disclosure.

Since Regulations are NOT law, then if the ticket (Notice of Offence or Summons) specifies a REGULATION on it instead of a SECTION from the HTA, then is the ticket actually valid?
Regulations are law. Provisions in regulations are just as enforceable as provisions in the Act itself.

One of the reasons regulations exist is that they are ...

Because my daughter is only 21, we're more concerned with insurance. She's listed as a second driver on one of our cars, so it won't be a huge deal, but we will probably be buying her a car in a couple of years. She's in Med School out of town and will need the car to get to her placements. At that point, a conviction could come back to haunt her ...

Thank you, jsherk. I will definitely make my request by e-mail. It certainly saves a drive. The detail in your disclosure request is AWESOME! I assume I would not send the second part (the analysis of the various cases), but keep that information for backup if necessary. I've seen discussions here (probably yours) about insisting on the entire ...

Thanks for the help so far. After I've received the disclosure, I'll drop by again.

Perhaps I shouldn't have used the word "credibility." Perhaps I should have instead asked whether the mistake on the plate goes to the accuracy of the officer's testimony.

Regardless, I assume your answers mean that even if I can show at trial that the plate was misidentified, that fact would be irrelevant.

One more question, if I may. The ...

My 21-year-old daughter was driving my son back to camp after a day off in July and received her first speeding ticket on Rama Road in Orillia. The ticket was for 65 in a 50 zone. The ticket claims it's a Community Safety Zone, but I've never seen the sign and will need to investigate. I'll be representing her, as I've successfully represented ...