So I receive my court date letter saying I committed a bylaw offence with a set fine of $18.75.

I get convicted of this bylaw and the fine has now increased randomly $10 to $28.75.

It's the exact same offence but the fine changed when I left the court room compared to when I entered it.

This is allowed?

Hello, I recently had a trial date set for a simple bylaw infraction (sign related). The set fine and victim fine surcharge was $18.75. I had requested disclosure, received the package and intended to go to court, however I had a work related meeting come up and couldn't make the court date. Since I missed the court date I received a letter of conviction, stating I owed $28.75. The fine had increased $10 for no apparent reason. I can afford either fine, but isn't this illegal to increase the fine after court? Isn't the set fine for all tickets assume that everyone will go to court and those co...

Hi,

I'm looking to the moderators (or informed readers) for information on who I should address (and the actual address) my disclosure to. The ticket is for a minor parking infraction that occurred in downtown toronto and the court date is scheduled for January at the Markham address in Scarborough.

Thanks in advance.

PR

Thanks Hwybear. My situation is a little bit different actually but I wanted to keep the idea simple. I was pulled over for pulling a U-turn at the famous Scarborough Costco where it says no U-turns. I had just moved to the city so I think that's why he gave me a break. The officer dropped the ticket to: "U-turn interfere with traffic" according to the "Metropolitan Toronto By-Law 32/92." The fine is less than $20 dollars but it's still the conviction I'm worried about. So I have two questions. 1. Would the insurance company see a by-law ticket as a moving violation and wou...

If an officer pulls you over for a traffic offence and lowers the charge at the scene (speeding 22 over to 15 over for example), if you go to trial can the Justice of the Peace or the officer bring back the original charge?

I understand that he was giving me a break, but it still counts as a minor conviction. I'm just trying to figure out if they can bring to light what the original charge was and proceed with that.

Thanks a lot!