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I had the same issue with a fail to stop read light ticket, the JP did not notice the error and I had to appeal. That having been said the appeal process, at least for me, went relatively smoothly and the applet Judge entered an acquittal in my case.

It is hard to say what happened, maybe the courts or the police service lost your paperwork somewhere along the way. Either way as long as MTO says your licence is valid you are probably OK on that front, and if you've been stopped for speeding since then, I'm guessing there is no warrant out for your arrest or the cops who pulled you over would ...

Ok, let's say for "argument's sake", that there is a discretion. Any idea who I could contact to plead my case to at the MTO. Or would it be any office?

Unfortunately there is nobody to call at MTO because nobody there has the power to rescind the suspension. The way to ask for leniency would have been to plead not guilty to the charge and then ...

Here is a link to the City of Toronto's website that details how they collect unpaid fines.

http://www.toronto.ca/court_services/fi ... ctions.htm

I took a look at the cities website and could not see it either. You might be able to find it somewhere in the public library system or you may have to get a copy from the city clerks office.

I think the curved yellow line is there simply to keep people from driving too close to the last parking space in the row. As for the parking ticket, parking enforcement can come on to private property without the owners permission to enforce handicapped space and fire route violations. That having been said it is unusual for them to proactively ...

I think your best bet is to pick option 3 on the back of your ticket and request a trial. Once you have received a court date you can file a request disclosure, this should get you a copy of the video as well as the officers notes and any other evidence they have against you. This link has a good little primer on how to go about requesting ...

The maximum penalty you could face would be a $5000 fine and 6 months in jail, although I doubt they will be that hard on you considering this is a first offence and you have already taken steps to resolve the issues that lead to your suspension. Your licence will also be suspended for an additional 6 months. When you do get your licence back you ...

If you don't get a court date after 3-6 months I would check with them to make sure your notice of trial did not get lost in the mail. If the notice does some how get lost in the mail you could miss your court date and be found guilty by default. If that happens you would have to apply to have your case reopened which means more trips to the court ...

Hi Everybody,

I just wanted to let you all know that I had my day in court today and, thanks in no small part to the helpful people on this board, I won my case. Things went very smoothly, I showed up about 20mins before court was to start, the crown came over and asked me if I was contesting my own case, I said yes and other than that the crown ...

Well my court date is on Monday, I think I have a pretty good grip on what I need to do and I think my case is actually pretty straight forward. I've got 3 copies of my case law and three copies of the fine scheduled showing that my ticket has an incorrect set fine. Tomorrow I'm going to make some last minute notes to myself so I don't forget what ...

I'm not sure about the mall kiosks, but you can order them on-line through the Ministry's website. You have to pay a user fee, but then the system will e-mail you a copy of your abstract.

I would do as the others have suggested, get disclosure and see what the officer's notes say. Once you have his notes you will be able to better judge what kind of defense you might have. If you have time do a case law search as well and see if there are any court decisions regarding the use of S.182 (2) for parking offences. I don't know if their ...

The by-law that you were charged under is Ajax TRAFFIC BY-LAW 5-2004 section 9.1 (o) which reads: "No Person shall on any Highway Park any Vehicle between the hours of 3:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m."
-So to answer your question about whether you can be charged with this offence on an unincorporated road we have to look at section 1.1 of the by-law to see ...

The law says:

Helmet requirement
(2) No person shall ride on, drive or operate a power-assisted bicycle on a highway unless the person is wearing a helmet as required by subsection 104 (1) or (2.1). 2009, c. 5, s. 35.

So the question then becomes does walking an e-bike down the street constitute operating a power-assisted bicycle. I don't know ...

Hi Tom1331

-I believe that the 75 day deadline only means that they have to file your ticket with the court within 75 days, your actual trial date can be as far away from the infraction date as 12 months. Since you received a court date in the mail it is likely that the City filed its paper work with the court on time. If they hadn't most likely ...

How badly was the last name butchered? I ask because the courts generally won't throw out a ticket over a minor spelling mistake.

The reason most of the mail for your ticket went to your old address is that tickets are processed through the Provincial Offences Court in the municipality where you got the ticket, not through the Ministry of Transportation. So changing the address on your licence with the Ministry of Transportation doesn't do anything to tell the Court that is ...

I would have to with Squishy and say that the number we are talking about is a 5, if you look closely you will see that what looks like the back part of a 6 is actually the letter "r" from the end of the word radar on the form. I think all that has happened here is that the officer wrote the number 50 a little too close to the edge of the space and ...

I'm quite familiar with this area and what you are seeing here are signs for what is called "alternate side of the street parking". Most of the houses in this neighborhood don't have driveways and it was decided at some point that it was not fair for the houses on one side of the street to always have to put up with large numbers of cars being ...

Just a quick update to let you know that I found a thread in the court procedures section of this site on how to get photos admitted as evidence, definitely worth a read if you are going to use photos as part of your defense. (Tip of the hat to Radar Identified as the author of the post)
http://www.ontariohighwaytrafficact.com/topic1765.html

No problem, always happy to throw in my 2 cents.
For court your girlfriend is going to have to establish that the signage for that spot was improper so if she hasn't already I would go and take some pictures to show that there was no vertical sign there.
When your girlfriend gets her court date in the mail she should file for disclosure and get ...

If the parking space did not have a vertical sign then you may have a case as it looks like Reg. 581 of the High Way Traffic Act requires that there be a posted sign not just markings on the pavement. Here is a link to the regulation: http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/regs/e ... 0581_e.htm

I have to agree with everyone else there is no cost effective way to fight this one. When you add up all the time off of work and the running around you would have to do to fight this it is probably not worth it.

If it were me I would go with either a paralegal or an attorney that specializes in traffic law. Criminal lawyers don't spend much time in traffic court so they won't have a lot experience dealing with this kind of case. You can fill in the form at the bottom of this page if you want to be referred to a traffic ticket specialist through this site ...

The only way to dispute a Green P lot Courtesy Charge is to call the Toronto Parking Authority at (416) 393-7275 and ask them if they would be willing to cancel the charge if you show them your parking receipt. I don't know whether they will do it or not. However if you don't pay it I don't think there is much they can do to you. It is not a ...

Interesting I thought that unauthorized parking on private property was only $30.00 in Toronto. However I haven't looked in a while so it is possible they have increased the fine or added some kind of fee for tickets that go into default. Still before you pay that notice I would call parking tag operations at 416-397-TAGS (8247) and double check ...

-Which city sent you the notice of fine and due date? I ask because $46.00 sounds like an odd number to me and makes me wounder whether that notice actually came from the city or whether it was issued by one of the less then reputable private parking companies. If it is a private parking lot operator demanding money and not the city then you can ...

I found a case while researching my own traffic ticket that might be of use to you. The main focus of the case is about a ticket where the section number is missing, however the Judge also talks about what should happen if a section number is wrong on the ticket and he also lists a number of cases that deal specifically with the issue of incorrect ...

Since driving requires a licence, it is perfectly legal for a police officer who observes you driving to stop you and demand that you present a valid drivers licence. Just like for example a liquor inspector can demand that an establishment that is selling liquor present a valid liquor licence or a Ministry of Natural Resources officer can demand ...