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It does not cost bags of money to appeal... you need to pay for the transcripts and take another day off work.

But if the manual says they have to do it both before and after, then you should definitely present this to the JP. And if the JP does not accept it, it should be fairly easy to win at an appeal in front of a Judge.

So looking at the disclosure, there is no mention in the officers notes of the information you gave.

So for somebody who is really good at cross-examination, this could be a good thing and they might be able to bring in reasonable doubt to officers testimony over losing sight of vehicle for several minutes. The downside is that you do not know how ...

You only have 15 (30?) days after conviction to file appeal so unfortunately it is too late.

If that ever happens again where the JP or Judge forces you to review the disclosure on the same day as the trial and will not give you another date, then that is excellent grounds to win on an appeal. You have to have adequate time to prepare your defence!

Yes it is more time and more money but still the appeal process is there for us to use.

Can you scan and post notes here so we can review? Black out any personal info.

Mispelled names and incorrect drivers license are NOT fatal errors and will not get your ticket dropped. If you mention it at trial, they can just amend and correct it at the trial. This is not a defense.

In order to see if you do have a defense though, you need to get disclosure.

You should plead Not Guilty and request a trial with the officer ...

I came up with it myself and have not seen it used before.

If the radar evidence was excluded, then there is no evidence to your speed and the charge would have to be dropped.

I really can't speak to the prosecutors reasons. There was another guy that he sent out with officer to review officers notes, and while they were out there he told me that ...

Well what happened is that because I filed the motions, my file got put at the bottom of the pile. At the end of the morning they had two trials to do, but only time for one, so the prosecutor decided to work on the other one as the charge was more serious. He did say if the other person was going to plead guilty and not go to trial that he would ...

Prosecutor sees them before they are sent and can clearly see (pun intended) whether or not they are clear.

Oh sorry, yes I see that now... did not read the earlier posts!

Yes you should send another disclosure request for a typed copy of the notes as they are illegible as is. And I would also request the following pages from the manual: Operating Modes, Testing The Device, Specification, and Legal Requirements. Make sure you say something like "I require these sections of the manual in order to properly prepare my ...

I assume this charge is for not pulling over for the ambulance? And the officer that wrote the ticket was on the side of the road with the other vehicle?

Remember, NEVER lie on the stand, but if your testimony is along the lines that by the time you saw the ambulance you did not feel you could pull over because of the other vehicle and police car ...

I would plead Not Guilty and request a trial with the officer present. Once you get your Notice of Trial, then you can request disclosure (officers notes, speed measuring device manual). Once you get the disclosure, post it here and we can give better advice once we read it.

The courts have decided that a police officer can pull you over anytime to check your license, insurance and registration, so yes they can pull you over any day of the month.

Now if you mean that your sticker was said JAN 2016 and they pulled you over on Jan 31 to check if it was valid, then yes this is also legal. Many do not realize that their ...

Well just go with the same company again!

And you could answer honestly with "Yes, but not in Ontario and it does not appear on my record."

I am pretty sure that you would have a very hard time convincing a JP or Judge... "before and after stop" means anytime before stop and anytime after stop from beginning to end of shift. It does not have to be before and after every enforcement action as long as it was done at start of shift and end of shift.

You have to read more than one case ...

You told the company about the conviction, but they still lowered your rates because it was not on your record. Probably best to just leave it alone for another year and stick with the company you are with until the 3 years runs out.

It only needs to be done once at beginning of shift and once at end of shift, so 7am and 7pm is correct according to manual.

If you read the case laws though, it could be argued that they need to also note the actual outcome of the tests, not just the time they tested it. So you are looking for something like "7am TESTED OK" or "7am TESTED ...

Does stunt driving require the same proof as speeding? Meaning does crown have to prove the speed using say radar or pacing? Or is it more based on the opinion testimony of officer that they were just driving way faster than everybody else?

I beleive the courts have ruled that if the Set Fine is incorrect it is a fatal error, but if the Total Payable (which includes victim surcharge and court costs) is incorrect this is NOT a fatal error. Somebody else can hopefully confirm this.

What happens with an unreasonable delay is that the court will look at who caused each delay and why they ...

Remember that the summons date is NOT your trial date.

At the summons date you can:
- Just plead guilty (not adviseable).
- Ask for disclosure and plead not guilty and ask for a trial date.
- Ask for a deal and then request disclosure before you decide how to plead (they will set another summons date for you which is not the trial date either ...

No demerit points when charged as owner, and I am pretty sure that it does not affect your insurance at all either, but you can call your insurance company and ask them to confirm.

Regardless, you should plead NOT GUILTY and request a trial with the officer present. Once you get your Notice of Trial, you can request disclosure (officers notes and ...

If you are going to hire a paralegal, then you should hire one that is willing to discuss the disclosure with you and possible defenses. You said they gave it to paralegal at trial? Then you should get a copy of it from paralegal. Did the original request for disclosure include a request for the video? If not, then you should send another request ...

Prosecutors do not have to offer you any kind of plea deal, although sometimes they do. If you are nice and ask if they will give you some kind of deal then maybe, but no guarantees. All you can do is ask nicely!

Is it a SUMMONS for both tickets or is one/both a NOTICE OF OFFENCE?

Did you already plead guilty, or did you just get the ticket and have not sent it in yet? If it's still within the 15 days you should plead NOT GUILTY and request a trial with the officer present.

You would have to ask the MTO what would happen if you get your full license before you are convicted. I am not sure how that works.

I think so. Usually anything more than 11 months is good.

Yes it might help. Will it be enough to get the charge dropped? Maybe, maybe not.

You will then need to get copies of everything you can.
- Get copy of receipt showing your license was renewed right away after ticket.
- Get copy of receipt and/or letter showing insurance was renewed right away after ticket.
- Get a copy of the tracking page on ...

Specifically related to Parking tickets only, it mentions in a few places [like 17(2) & 18.1(2)] that they must start the proceeding of conviction within seventy-five days after the day on which the alleged infraction occurred. So the 75 days number is valid for PARKING tickets only, not for speeding tickets.

Inusrance has three levels of convictions: MINOR, MAJOR and SERIOUS.

You would have to ask your insurance company whether speeding 49 over is minor or major.

49 over will usually be a Minor for some insurance companies and a Major for others. But 50+ and stunt driving are both Serious, so if you can get two Serious offences dropped in exchange ...

Who told you there was a 30 day grace period? I have not seen that anywhere.

Also where are you getting this 70 day thing? I have not seen that anywhere either.