Ontario Highway Traffic Act

Courts can not add demerit points (offences for those are HTA OREG 339/94) OR prevent suspensions as legislated in the HTA

MTO suspends licences as per direction/authority of the HTA

Novice (beginners) licence suspensions are in HTA OREG 340/94
9(5) MTO notifies person of suspension and time the suspension starts (usually notified by registered ...

"Only radar we have used since 1999.
Last few years has been the Decatur Genesis II Select Directional VIP , or handheld Decatur Genesis II Directional VP"


can you explain the difference between the two? and wether or not Decatur genesis VIP II exist?

Decatur Genesis II Select Directional is a moving radar unit which can also be used ...

innocence wrote:Decatur Genesis II Select Directional.

That is a police radar (make and model)

There is a definition for a collision to be "reportable", which means it has to be reported to the police. One of the following has to occur:
- injury of any kind
-damage over $1000 (cracked bumper is over....fender ding possibly)
- any property damage (strike a post, tree, mailbox etc.. and even tire grooves in someone's lawn)

As far as witness ...

Whether a paralegal or lawyer, you would require one that actually does HTA offences more than once a month/year. They need to be in the swing of things daily to keep up with the fast paced changing laws and case law. Same as other areas of defence, that is why you see 99% of them specialize in an particular area, to be the best in that aspect ...

Bluemobile wrote:details on how the speed clocking device should be calibrated which they didn't provide..

police can not calibrate radar

more curious of how one knows the other person had an amber and was not green, due to facing a 180 from the light

You are classed as a full G licence, with addition of the M2

HTA OREG 340/94
9. (1) The Registrar shall, after giving notice, suspend or cancel the drivers licence of a novice driver as provided in subsection (2) in the following circumstance:
(3) An offence under the Act set out in Column 1 of the Table to the Demerit Point Regulation for which ...

.The real kicker is there were no witnesses. Well, there was one. A very nice lady who got to my car first after the accident.
If this person did not stay around by the time police got there that would hinder obtaining a name or even a statement from this witness. I have seen it many a times, ask for witnesses and *poof* people vanish and other ...

Offences stay on your record for life.

You lose demerit points after 2 years from offence date.

You can tell the prosecutor that you have taken steps to rectify the situation:
- produce proper ownership to him/her
- produce full insurance contract for said vehicle (not pink insurance card, might think you are trying to pull wool over his/her eyes)

I have seen prosecutors ask for reduced fines and or withdraw the charge, however it is still ...

Viper1 - that is an unique situation, it was an afterhour party raid - I will speculate that the crown saw all the charges and rather than prosecute all the little ones (such as yours) they added that much more of a penailty onto the owner/organizer of the event....in other words the instigator got the extra!

Do you know from any experience if the JP can issue demerit points if you fight and lose? It is my understanding that those cannot be issued with camera ticket claims, but I would put anything past these guys.

Points have nothing to do with courts.
Points are only added by the MTO when a conviction is registered and via section of the convicted ...

I am not technical type, however do know some stuff and was just giving you a kind "heads-up" for whatever your decision is with information that you might need (ie: car is not heavier than a standard pickup, distances travelled at certain speeds and stopping distances)

Switching measurements in court would also be a bad idea if you want the JP ...

should add in an impoundment for insurance offences.

expired card = vehicle is impounded until proof is faxed to police from the insurance company
or have insurance directly linked to MTO for proof

then NO insurance and vehicle is impounded for 30days.