Traffic ticket paralegal in Toronto

The Court ID printed on your offence notice decides it. Court ID 4860 is Toronto South at 92 Front Street East (courtrooms S1 to S9), 4863 is Toronto East at 1530 Markham Road in Scarborough (courtrooms E1 to E10), and 4862 is Toronto West at 2700 Eglinton Avenue West at the York Civic Centre (courtrooms W1 to W8). The court is set by where the offence occurred, not where you live. If you are unsure, enter the ticket in the City of Toronto's Court Case Look Up tool and it will show the courthouse, courtroom and next date.

Fifteen days from the date the ticket was served. Section 9 of Ontario's Provincial Offences Act deems you not to dispute the charge once 15 days have passed without a plea, a request for an early resolution meeting or a notice of intention to appear, and the City of Toronto restates this as 15 calendar days. After that a justice of the peace reviews the certificate and can enter a conviction in your absence, so the choice between paying, early resolution and trial has to be made inside that window.

Three ways: online through the City's Court Case Look Up tool, by mail (check the meeting box on the back of the offence notice, note any address change, and mail the notice to the court location printed on its back), or in person at any of the three Toronto courthouses. Toronto's early resolution meetings are generally held over the telephone and are not scheduled for the same day. If you miss the scheduled meeting you are deemed not to dispute the charge. A meeting can be rescheduled once, by written request to the courthouse or by email to poacourt@toronto.ca, received at least two business days before the date. A licensed paralegal can attend the meeting on your behalf.

Complete the City of Toronto Disclosure Request form and deliver it to the City Prosecutors' Office at the courthouse named on your Notice of Trial or Notice of Early Resolution, or email it to TOProsecutors@toronto.ca. You can file it before the notice arrives if you have already requested a trial or meeting. The City asks for six to eight weeks' lead time before the trial date and will release disclosure only to the defendant or an authorized representative. For a Court ID 4860 ticket the office is at 92 Front St. E., 4th Floor, Room 408; 4862 tickets go to the prosecutors at 2700 Eglinton Ave. W. (fax 416-338-7322) and 4863 tickets to 1530 Markham Rd. (fax 416-338-7703). The City also posts the operator manuals for the radar and lidar units Toronto officers use.

Yes. The City states that Provincial Offences matters in Toronto can be attended in person, by audio telephone conference or by video conference. Each courtroom at 92 Front St. E., 1530 Markham Rd. and 2700 Eglinton Ave. W. has its own Zoom meeting link and passcode published on the City's Court Hearings page, with a toll-free dial-in at 1-877-338-6338. Check Court Case Look Up first to confirm which courtroom you are scheduled in, and read the Ontario Court of Justice's remote appearance code of conduct before joining. A licensed paralegal can appear on your behalf remotely or in person.

No. The City of Toronto now accepts trial requests online through Court Case Look Up, and also by mailing a completed Notice of Intention to Appear form to the address on the back of the offence notice. In-person requests are still accepted at any of the three court counters, which are open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, with or without an appointment. Whichever route you use, the request has to be made within the 15-day response window.