Ontario Highway Traffic Act

Its not a BS charge as there has been many officers that have lost their lives as a result of this.

Stanton, 9 out of 10 times, it doesn't get raised back up to the original fine. If it goes to trial and a conviction is entered they will add the court costs which puts it higher than the set fine / total payable for the offence if it wouldn't go to trial. But really what do you have to lose, not a whole lot.

@Jason, the R108 in the code box means ...

And frankly when drunk people start giving attitude it usually ends bad. If you have nothing to hide or worry about why cause a stink.

First Attendance is definitely your best start.

Questions:
If I pay the fine will I have demerit points against me?

20 over caries 3 demerit points
The court house in belleville which is a 3hour drive from me do i get reimbursed for the drive?
You do not get reimbursed for the drive
What are the consequences of taking it to court?
No consequences, nothing to lose, almost suggested.
How ...

were you making a right hand turn? and what was the speed that it showed you were going?

Go for first attendance meeting and go from there

Has up to 6 month to lay the charge by way of summons, or 30 days by Part I (ticket)

I have heard of this mentioned in court on an unrelated trail. The 14 day grace period if you have an existing policy with the company it covers vehicles you purchase.

I have never been able to locate any documentation about this.

If the light was obstructed by the truck, how about the one to the left of it, and I'm sure there is one on the right hand side of the intersection .

Two years from date of conviction.

I have personally sat through court in Ottawa when someone tried to argue this exact point. Mind you that the guy just read something he printed off the Internet. I can't remember which section the prosecutor pulled out or quoted but he quickly shut this down. The JP that was sitting was also aware of this tactic and wouldn't buy it .

Just a ...

Yes you can represent her but unless you were presen when this occurred you will not be able to provide testimony.

The fact that the licence plate is wrong is not a fatal flaw that would warrant the charge to be thrown out.

If you request disclosure and you get the calibration dates which you most likely will, it would be hard to argue that point.

If the officer didn't note the Calibration date, all they would need to do is subpoena the officer that did that calibration.

I would suggest first attendence and try to get the charged changed to drive motor vehicle in ...

I am not sure this is completely correct, as it does come up on the driver's abstract. Further to that it is regarded as an Alcohol related suspension, so its quite possible that it will.

You're correct in that all suspensions appear on your driving abstract, but that's more for police & MTO use. The Financial Services Commission of Ontario ...