Ontario Highway Traffic Act

If a full copy is available at the office of the prosecutor. You can schedule an appointment to review it and take notes.

It really depends on which court house you get. Some e-mail you a PDF of the entire manual.

Most will give you the relevant pages for the testing, which the officer will provide evidence for.

As long as the device is securely mounted, the regulation allows you to touch the screen in order to make or end a call.

The problem is that the police who can be a car-lengths away, looking through your tinted windows can not discern what exactly is happening on your screen.

You can always argue in court, that you touched the screen to cancel ...

Set Fine: $400
Victim Surcharge: $85
Court Fee: $5
Total Fee: $490

HTA says that the penalty on conviction is from $300 to $1000 (maximum). So there's a possibility of the fine to be lowered below the OcJ "out of court fine" displayed on your Part I Offense Notice.

REG 366/09 Display Screens & Hand Held Devices: https://www.ontario.ca/laws ...

HOV regulations of the Highway Traffic Act DO NOT APPLY on Hwy 7.

Choose Early Resolution and speak to the prosecutor. You should have been charged under a municipal by-law (equivalent to a parking ticket and won't affect your insurance) $85 total fine, if this proceeds to trial you'll have already won.

Read the regulation and educate yourself ...

Appeal Process: http://www.ontariohighwaytrafficact.com ... tml#p30086
Appeal Form: http://www.niagararegion.ca/living/prov ... A-0201.pdf

Question 1

How much does this ticket actually cost you? Will a +10km/h or +19km/h conviction on your driving record increase your insurance premiums? How much will you be paying in additional premiums over the next 3 years? You'll have to compare the opportunity cost between 11b transcripts + your time in court + preparations/research and ...

You also have another option, choose trial so that you know the exact date the JP will make their decision. You can follow up with the courts shortly after your scheduled trial date.

@screeech check REG 340/94

https://www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/940340

Novice Licence Conditions

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:

1. The novice driver is convicted of any of the offences described in ...

@Son_Jay92 the prosecutor has no power over the demerit points. There are no alternate charges under the HTA for 'Drive with hand-held', their hands are essentially tied.

https://www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/940339

HTA S78.1 carries 3 demerit points and if you're a novice class driver (G1 or G2) it's an automatic 30-day license suspension on ...

I'm beginning to see where OP is going with this. A lot of modern vehicles today come standard with built-in hands-free features, you simply connect the phone via bluetooth to the vehicle.

Now comes the question as to where do you have to place the actual phone. All that the HTA states is that "the device is placed securely in or mounted to the ...

If you received a ticket, it is a Part 1 Provincial Offence Notice; the crown can only fine you up to a maximum of $1000. https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/90p33#BK15

I can't find a maximum fine for Part III Summons, for Stunt Driving they say $10,000 so it might be unlimited.

If it's your first offense, you will most likely get the minimum ...

You need to read REG 620/05 High Occupancy Vehicle Lanes: https://www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/050620

HTA S154.1 ONLY applies to small sections of Hwy 403, 404, 417 and QEW with regulatory HOV-lanes. During the Pan-Am Games they made temporary amendments to the law in order to enforce HOV-lanes.

I do not understand why LEOs in ON write HTA ...

So not the most accurate means of measuring, but your average speed between the "yellow truck entrance sign" and "black & white centre lane only" sign was about ~92km/hr.

62.6m and it took you 2.44s, this has a lot of error because the distance was measured using Google Earth and a stop watch along with your video playing.

It wouldn't be outside ...

Jul 2016 Streetview: https://goo.gl/maps/fXEiGFWLuRP2

Was the sign covered in snow?

It appears you've already been given a break; you disobeyed the sign in a "Community Safety Zone". Sections of O'Connor Dr are CSZ: https://goo.gl/maps/exGoq9eTkVA2

Set Fine: $120
Victim Surcharge: $25
Court Fee: $5
Total Fine: $150

The crown will know you were ...

Read these two short decisions in full to better understand how HTA S78.1 "Drive – hand-held communication device" is being interpreted in ON courts today.

R. v. Pizzurro, 2013 ONCA 584
http://canlii.ca/t/g0qn3

R. v. Kazemi, 2013 ONCA 585
http://canlii.ca/t/g0qn4

It may be in your best interest to invest in a windshield or car-vent clip type ...