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Please be advised that if your speed was reduced by the officer at roadside, it is the intention of the prosecutor to seek the rate of speed be amended to the original speed recorded by the officer. If the amendment is made and if convicted, higher penalties such as points and fines may result. Demerit Points for Speeding Where a driver is convicted of a speeding ticket, demerit points are added to the driving record. The amount of demerit points is based upon the rate of the speed recorded: 0 to 15km/h – no loss of points 16km/h to 29km/h – 3 points 30km/h to 49km/h – 4 points 50km/h or more – 6 points & 30 day suspension Regardless if there are points or not, any conviction on a driving abstract can affect your insurance rates. The police officer nor the courts are obligated to tell you about the demerit points or any of the other hidden penalties for traffic tickets. Novice Drivers Class G1 – G2 – M1 or M2 licences are considered “Novice Drivers” Novice drivers have addition rules and penalties for the accumulation of demerits. Where a novice driver receives a speeding ticket with 4 or demerit points, or they accumulating 6 points, there license will be suspended for 30 days. EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2019 - Distracted DRIVING What counts as distracted driving Ontario’s distracted driving laws apply to the use of hand-held communication/entertainment devices and certain display screens. While you are driving, including when you are stopped in traffic or at a red light, it is illegal to: use a phone or other hand-held wireless communication device to text or dial – you can only touch a device to call 911 in an emergency use a hand-held electronic entertainment device, such as a tablet or portable gaming console view display screens unrelated to driving, such as watching a video program a GPS device, except by voice commands You are allowed to use hands-free wireless communications devices with an earpiece, lapel button or Bluetooth. You can view GPS display screens as long as they are built into your vehicle’s dashboard or securely mounted on the dashboard. Other actions such as eating, drinking, grooming, smoking, reading and reaching for objects are not part of Ontario’s distracted driving law. However, you can still be charged with careless or dangerous driving. Distracted driving statistics In Ontario, deaths from collisions caused by distracted driving have doubled since 2000. Ontario data on collisions from 2013 show: one person is injured in a distracted-driving collision every half hour a driver using a phone is four times more likely to crash than a driver focusing on the road Penalties for distracted driving The easiest way to avoid penalties for distracted driving is to not use a hand-held device when you’re behind the wheel. It’s against the law to use hand-held communication (e.g. your phone) and electronic entertainment devices (e.g. DVD player, e-reader) while driving. In fact, simply holding a phone or other device while driving is against the law. You can use: a hands-free device (e.g. Bluetooth) but only to turn it on and off a mounted device (e.g. phone, GPS) as long as it is secure – not moving around while driving If convicted, the penalty you face depends on the kind of licence you hold and how long you’ve been driving. Drivers with A to G licences If you have an A, B, C, D, E, F, G and/or M licence, you’ll face bigger penalties when convicted of distracted driving: First conviction: a fine of $615, if settled out of court (includes a victim surcharge and the court fee) a fine of up to $1,000 if a summons is received or if you fight the ticket in court and lose three demerit points 3-day suspension Second conviction a fine of $615, if settled out of court (includes a victim surcharge and the court fee) a fine of up to $2,000 if a summons is received or if you fight the ticket in court and lose six demerit points 7-day suspension Third and any further conviction(s) a fine of $615, if settled out of court (includes a victim surcharge and the court fee) a fine of up to $3,000 if a summons is received or if you fight the ticket in court and lose six demerit points 30-day suspension Novice drivers If you hold a G1, G2, M1 or M2 licence, and are convicted of distracted driving, you’ll face the same fines as drivers with A to G licences. But you won’t receive any demerit points. Instead of demerit points you’ll face longer suspensions: a 30-day licence suspension for a first conviction a 90-day licence suspension for a second conviction cancellation of your licence and removal from the Graduated Licensing System (GLS) for a third conviction to get your licence back you’d have to redo the GLS program source: Ontario.ca-What counts as distracted driving Search ICON code or Court Location Pay online may result in: system delay system error follow up after payment paid record does not shown immediately in court system more.. For ticket enquiries, you must fill out the ticket inquiry form. Click Quotation Request to start. You can check the status of your ticket online at www.ontario.ca/ticketsandfines. Your case is still pending for a schedule trial date. After the trial date has been scheduled, the court will send a notification to your mailing address within 6-8 months. If the courts are experiencing high volume, the waiting time will be significantly longer. You can check the status of your ticket online at www.ontario.ca/ticketsandfines However, according to the judicial procedures, it is the defendant's responsibility to follow up on this matter. If your case is filed within a week, your case is still pending for a schedule trial date. After the trial date has been scheduled, the court will send a notification to your mailing address within 6-8 months. Kindly send us a copy of the notice via email as soon as possible. If the courts are experiencing high volume, the waiting time will be significantly longer. Please be patient. Alternatively, you can check the status of your ticket online at www.ontario.ca/ticketsandfines. Our system will monitor the monthly updates to track any potential mistakes during the waiting period. However, according to the judicial procedures, it is the defendant's responsibility to follow up on this matter. If you do not receive a notice in the mail or you have moved, please email us with your ticket number and your new mailing address so that we can update it. Court records are not linked when you update your driver's license at Service Ontario. or click this link to submit document to us. more G.I.R. client enquiry...

Ticket FAQ

Please be advised that if your speed was reduced by the officer at roadside, it is the intention of the prosecutor to seek the rate of speed be amended to the original speed recorded by the officer. If the amendment is made and if convicted, higher penalties such as points and fines may result.

Demerit Points for Speeding
Where a driver is convicted of a speeding ticket, demerit points are added to the driving record. The amount of demerit points is based upon the rate of the speed recorded:

0 to 15km/h – no loss of points
16km/h to 29km/h – 3 points
30km/h to 49km/h – 4 points
50km/h or more – 6 points & 30 day suspension

Regardless if there are points or not, any conviction on a driving abstract can affect your insurance rates.
The police officer nor the courts are obligated to tell you about the demerit points or any of the other hidden penalties for traffic tickets.

Novice Drivers
Class G1 – G2 – M1 or M2 licences are considered “Novice Drivers”
Novice drivers have addition rules and penalties for the accumulation of demerits. Where a novice driver receives a speeding ticket with 4 or demerit points, or they accumulating 6 points, there license will be suspended for 30 days.

EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2019 - Distracted DRIVING

What counts as distracted driving

Ontario’s distracted driving laws apply to the use of hand-held communication/entertainment devices and certain display screens.

While you are driving, including when you are stopped in traffic or at a red light, it is illegal to:

use a phone or other hand-held wireless communication device to text or dial – you can only touch a device to call 911 in an emergency
use a hand-held electronic entertainment device, such as a tablet or portable gaming console
view display screens unrelated to driving, such as watching a video
program a GPS device, except by voice commands

You are allowed to use hands-free wireless communications devices with an earpiece, lapel button or Bluetooth. You can view GPS display screens as long as they are built into your vehicle’s dashboard or securely mounted on the dashboard.

Other actions such as eating, drinking, grooming, smoking, reading and reaching for objects are not part of Ontario’s distracted driving law. However, you can still be charged with careless or dangerous driving.

Distracted driving statistics

In Ontario, deaths from collisions caused by distracted driving have doubled since 2000.

Ontario data on collisions from 2013 show:

one person is injured in a distracted-driving collision every half hour
a driver using a phone is four times more likely to crash than a driver focusing on the road

Penalties for distracted driving

The easiest way to avoid penalties for distracted driving is to not use a hand-held device when you’re behind the wheel.

It’s against the law to use hand-held communication (e.g. your phone) and electronic entertainment devices (e.g. DVD player, e-reader) while driving.

In fact, simply holding a phone or other device while driving is against the law.

You can use:

a hands-free device (e.g. Bluetooth) but only to turn it on and off
a mounted device (e.g. phone, GPS) as long as it is secure – not moving around while driving

If convicted, the penalty you face depends on the kind of licence you hold and how long you’ve been driving.

Drivers with A to G licences

If you have an A, B, C, D, E, F, G and/or M licence, you’ll face bigger penalties when convicted of distracted driving:

First conviction:
- a fine of $615, if settled out of court (includes a victim surcharge and the court fee)
- a fine of up to $1,000 if a summons is received or if you fight the ticket in court and lose
- three demerit points
- 3-day suspension
Second conviction
- a fine of $615, if settled out of court (includes a victim surcharge and the court fee)
- a fine of up to $2,000 if a summons is received or if you fight the ticket in court and lose
- six demerit points
- 7-day suspension
Third and any further conviction(s)
- a fine of $615, if settled out of court (includes a victim surcharge and the court fee)
- a fine of up to $3,000 if a summons is received or if you fight the ticket in court and lose
- six demerit points
- 30-day suspension

Novice drivers

If you hold a G1, G2, M1 or M2 licence, and are convicted of distracted driving, you’ll face the same fines as drivers with A to G licences. But you won’t receive any demerit points.

Instead of demerit points you’ll face longer suspensions:

a 30-day licence suspension for a first conviction
a 90-day licence suspension for a second conviction
cancellation of your licence and removal from the Graduated Licensing System (GLS) for a third conviction
- to get your licence back you’d have to redo the GLS program

source: Ontario.ca-What counts as distracted driving

Search ICON code or Court Location

Pay online may result in:

system delay
system error
follow up after payment
paid record does not shown immediately in court system

more..

For ticket enquiries, you must fill out the ticket inquiry form. Click Quotation Request to start.

You can check the status of your ticket online at www.ontario.ca/ticketsandfines.

Your case is still pending for a schedule trial date. After the trial date has been scheduled, the court will send a notification to your mailing address within 6-8 months.

If the courts are experiencing high volume, the waiting time will be significantly longer. You can check the status of your ticket online at www.ontario.ca/ticketsandfines

However, according to the judicial procedures, it is the defendant's responsibility to follow up on this matter.

If your case is filed within a week, your case is still pending for a schedule trial date.

After the trial date has been scheduled, the court will send a notification to your mailing address within 6-8 months. Kindly send us a copy of the notice via email as soon as possible.

If the courts are experiencing high volume, the waiting time will be significantly longer. Please be patient.

Alternatively, you can check the status of your ticket online at www.ontario.ca/ticketsandfines. Our system will monitor the monthly updates to track any potential mistakes during the waiting period.

However, according to the judicial procedures, it is the defendant's responsibility to follow up on this matter.

If you do not receive a notice in the mail or you have moved, please email us with your ticket number and your new mailing address so that we can update it. Court records are not linked when you update your driver's license at Service Ontario. or click this link to submit document to us.

more G.I.R. client enquiry...