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 […]