The registered owner of the vehicle may be served with a traffic ticket for this offence as a result of the school bus driver taking down the offending vehicle’s licence number and making a complaint to the police.
Recent increases now have fines ranging from $400 to $2,000 with six demerit points if the driver is convicted. A second or subsequent conviction within 5 years of a previous conviction means the fine ranges from $1,000 to $4,000 or to imprisonment for up to six months, or to both.
It is not widely known that there are offences under this section that can be committed by school bus drivers.
They are not supposed to put the overhead flashing lights on until the bus is “about to stop”.
They must not activate the overhead red flashing lights or actuate the stop arm if they stop to discharge or receive children or adults with developmental disabilities if within 60 metres of a traffic signal controlled intersection.
It is the overhead red signal lights that must be obeyed by other drivers, not the stop arm.
Why fight the charge?
It doesn’t take much for demerit points to mount up and before very long; your licence is under suspension. Protect your licence and your insurance premiums. Speak to a licensed paralegal at POINTTS before deciding on a course of action you may regret later.
Why POINTTS?
POINTTS’ team of Licensed Paralegals comprised of former police officers and college graduates have been trained to the highest standards and continue to have their skills and knowledge upgraded by their in-house trainer who’s responsible for ensuring all POINTTS paralegals comply with the Law Society of Upper Canada’s continuing professional development requirement.
Why a Licensed Paralegal?
Every charge must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt by the prosecution. POINTTS Licensed Paralegals have the knowledge, skill and experience to know if that burden has been met. A person trying to represent themselves is not likely to know what has to be proven, let alone whether proven beyond a reasonable doubt. We will look at the disclosure, research the relevant case law to be used in your favor and be able to recognize technicalities that would be fatal to the prosecution’s case against you. POINTTS paralegals know how to cross-examine witnesses. When questioning police officers, we know what the answers to technical questions should be so we know if the answer given is the right one, whereas most self-represented defendants would not.
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