Ontario Highway Traffic Act

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I think RI nailed it dead on here. You understood him right, except for the May 2009 misprint - can't call someone on past date :lol:

This also gives you enough time to find a new insurance provider. 3 minor tickets = insurance suspension :shock: ??? Having an insurance suspension (or a kick-off) is usually as bad as a serious charge like "Stunt ...

1) Yes.

2) Yes, however, the crown might provide additional arguments to which your mail-in submission might or might not answer.

With a charge like careless driving, I'd recommend discussing this with a paralegal. If he bumped or broadsided a car that was stopped while he made the turn, particularly with rainy road conditions, a careless driving charge is not surprising. The consequences of a careless driving conviction are quite severe, particularly with respect to ...

They should mail it to you, unless you provided them with a fax number. If you did then they will probably try to fax over the disclosure. If the fax had failed, you probably need to pick up the disclosure yourself.

However, you do NOT want to receive disclosure. Not receiving disclosure means that you can win the ticket on that fact alone. If ...

If you accept the ~4% accident reduction attributable to stud use in the 10-year-old meta-study linked below, and refer to the Ministry of Transport's 2006 accident statistics, you conclude that 737 fewer people would sustain a personal injury every year if everybody used studs. (I considered winter to be from November to March inclusive). If you ...

You might. However, it might be a good idea to look at other possible venues of defence. Send in your ticket with option 3 checked off, check "Officer present" as well, then ask for disclosure, make sure that you request a copy of the by-law applicable. It is always better to be prepared more than you really need to.

Besides the possible suspension of ones license, traffic tickets that contain demerit points have a direct impact on ones financial situation because the demerit points directly affect insurance rates.

I wouldn't say they directly affect insurance rates. Insurance companies do tend to treat higher demerit point convictions more seriously, but ...

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Not sure about the 7 day submission to registrar, but the cop can issue a ticket up to 6 months after the offence.

As a "statutory" Court (a Court created by statute), the Ontario Court of Justice has that jurisdiction which is specifically given to it by the laws of Ontario and Canada. In broad terms, the justices of the peace of the Court have jurisdiction with respect to provincial offences, bail hearings and search warrants. Judges of the Court deal with a ...

1. Yes. The JP can throw out tickets, quash proceedings, stay proceedings, as well as convict you

2. No. The police are not required to tell you how many points there are with your charge at all.

Maybe not the stay application just yet. But definitely ask for 3 sets of disclosure for each statement.

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Bookm gave you some good advice here. Photographs may or may not help, but be aware of the following:

- Have the originals and the camera that took them
- Take the photographs yourself
- After taking photos, have a real photo shop do the prints (e.g. Black's)
- If using ...

Nice! Just shows what following the legal steps can do!