Hand Held Communication Device – 2013-02-02
Inquiry: In quebec, I received a ticket for changing songs on my cell phone. I was holding the phone in my hand. I was stopped at a red light. The ticket says I was going 10km/hr. Can I contest and win? Response: We would have to have a disclosure and review of the Prosecutor’s evidence to determine […]
Cell Phone Charge
Inquiry: I live on a farm located north of highway 7 on a dirt road called Side Line. the road is a country rd ( dirt rd.) also located within crown land. The road serves the 2 farms on either side of the dirt rd predominantly farm vehicals ie Tractors ect. It is not a through rd starts […]
Hand-Held Communication Device Charge
Inquiry: I was fully stopped at a red light in a left turning lane (2 lanes) when I picked up my cellphone simply to check the time and that is right when an officer pulled up in the lane beside me. He pulled me over and gave me a ticket but said no points were given. I did […]
Cell Phone / Texting Charge (7/20/2012)
Inquiry: Hi there. I recently got a ticket for using my cell phone while stopped at a stop light or rolling towards a stop at a stop light. I can’t remember it’s either or. Anyway I got a ticket for using a handheld device and the officer said he caught everything on camera since he was behind me. […]
Cell Phone Charge With Errors On Ticket
Inquiry: I recieved a ticket for use of my cellphone while driving. However the ticket indicates the make and model of a car for a Ford Windstar, but I was in fact driving a Mazda 3. Do I have any chance in court? Response: While we do want to be aware of errors made by the Officer […]
Cell Phone Charge – How Long Is Too Long?
Inquiry: I just received a ticket for talking on my cell phone. I literally just answered the phone and told the person i couldn’t talk that i would call them back. It was just a minute. Is there anyway of getting out of the ticket. I have a record of that call time and length. Response: The length […]
Seatbelt and Cell Phone Charges
Inquiry: I was with my bf in his company van. A cop pulled up beside us. Neither of us wearing seatbelts. Bf was using his work gone on speaker. Cop pulled us over and gave him 2 tickets. One for using a hand held on speaker phone. The other for his seatbelt. Strangely enough I didn’t get one […]
Suspension Of Licence For Unpaid Fines
Inquiry: Is your license suspended if i havent paid a ticket for driving while on the cell phone?. Response: Generally, if a Defendant does not pay a fine owing to the Court, their licence will be suspended for non-payment of fine. Driving on a suspended licence, can lead to very severe penalties including a total fine […]
Cell Phone / Texting Charge
Inquiry: While sitting in the drive-through a police officer knocked on the window and stated that he saw me look down while I was driving a few streets over. He told me to pull over into the waiting area after I went through the drive-through and issued me a ticket for using my cell phone as he felt that […]
Hand Held Communication Device
Inquiry: I was sitting at a red light with my phone in hand but not using it and an officer came to my window, looked in and then proceeded to give me a ticket for using a handheld device, even though I explained to him in the nicest possible way that I was not using […]