Ontario Highway Traffic Act

I hope there's going to be an MVP banquet at the end of the year!

Speeding and stunting can be two separate charges. Stunting is squealing your tires, having somebody in the trunk, turning left at a green light before oncoming traffic, driving over 50km/h.

IF the only thing you did was go faster than 50km/h then it is the same charge. You have to decide whether the officer gave you a huge break or is mean enough ...

The error is minor and won't be enough to challenge the charge. You'll have to fight the ticket the old fashion way.

Demerit points stay on your record for two years but the conviction is on your driver's abstract for three. So your first conviction is still on record but the points should be gone by now.

License suspensions for demerit points are handled by MTO not the courts.

The best course of action? Request a trial, plea bargain it down or fight it. There ...

From the Star article:

Even the elite OPP officers who guard Premier Dalton McGuinty are careful to obey the speed limit

Elite OPP officers???

Just who are these pie throwing protesters, former navy seals???

He may of signed the other copies. Request disclosure including the certificate of offence to be sure.

never done the request disclosure thingy....but would just bringing in the actual received notice be good enough....here your worship, no signature on my copy? With some jurisdictions you have to hand over the ticket to request a trial so ...

Awesome! Even if the justice screws up and convicts you, the appeal will be easy. Hopefully the clerk mentioned something to him. I have to admit, I really enjoyed reading your approach. Please let us know how it turns out!!!

HTA General penalty
214. (1) Every person who contravenes this Act or any regulation is guilty of an offence and on conviction, where a penalty for the contravention is not otherwise provided for herein, is liable to a fine of not less than $60 and not more than $500. .

Note I didn't check schedule 43, likely the fine is $85.

There is no set ...

He may of signed the other copies. Request disclosure including the certificate of offence to be sure.

The notes are relevant because the officer relies upon them at some point. Imagine any trial where there is some information on a sticky note on the side of a computer. The Crown/police are aware of the note and its contents but don't tell the defendant. The officer reads the note before trial to help him prepare to testify.

The defendant doesn't ...

Ah the games they play. Yes it's true he has up to six months to lay the charge. They simply drop the original charge before it gets to trial then charge you with the new one. Double jeopardy is when they charge you twice for the same offence and that is not allowed.

Depending where you were charged (Toronto good, Peel bad) you can request a trial ...

jmarkus asked me to comment as well. You mentioned there were several errors but were they significant or just misspellings? I would definitely ask for the original notes and then take issue with the changes.

As Bear points out, they can change their notes and notes are not THAT important, it's the officer's recollection. But the change creates ...

They do get kickbacks. Thanks for posting. There is justice sometimes but always at a price.

from hwybear http://www.ontariohighwaytrafficact.com/post3995.html?highlight=truck%20weight#3995
"commercial motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle having permanently attached thereto a truck or delivery body and includes ambulances, hearses, casket wagons, fire apparatus, buses and tractors used for hauling purposes on the highways

However, for ...

I guess I'll dissent. No date would be a fatal error but a wrong date would not. If he wrote down the wrong day, it could be corrected. So why couldn't no day be corrected as well? I think it could go either way but I'm leaning toward correctable.