• Source: Highway Traffic Act

      • The Highway Traffic Act (HTA; "the Act") is a statute in Ontario, Canada, which regulates the licensing of vehicles, classification of traffic offences, administration of loads, classification of vehicles and other transport-related issues. First introduced in 1923 to deal with increasing accidents during the early years of motoring in Ontario, and replacing earlier legislation such as the Highway Travel Act, there have been amendments due to changes to driving conditions and new transportation trends. For example, in 2009, the Act was revised to ban the use of cell phones while driving.
      Offences under the Highway Traffic Act are the most commonly tried in Provincial Offences court. Over 1.3 million offences are tried each year under the Act, with the most common charges being speeding (559,013 occurrences, s. 128 - Speeding), running a red light (127,836 occurrences, s. 144 - Red light - proceed before green), driving whilst disqualified (117,470 counts, s. 7 - Drive motor vehicle, no currently validated permit), fail to stop (51,263 counts, s. 136 - Disobey stop sign - fail to stop) and telephoning whilst driving (51,210 counts, s. 78.1 - Drive - hand-held communication device).


      Sections


      Section 1 of the Act covers definitions and application of the Act to places other than highways. The definition of "highway" in the Act is broad in nature to include "a common and public highway, street, avenue, parkway, driveway, square, place, bridge, viaduct or trestle, any part of which is intended for or used by the general public for the passage of vehicles and includes the area between the lateral property lines thereof".


      = Part I: Administration

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      Part I covers the following items in sections 2 to 5 of the Act:

      Powers and duties of the Ministry of Transportation
      Registrar of Motor Vehicles
      Deputy Registrar
      Forms
      Power to do things electronically
      Regulations re fees
      Administrative monetary penalties
      Cancellation of permit, license where false information is provided
      Cancellation of the permit, license where information on permit, the license is incorrect
      Protection from personal liability


      = Part II: Permits

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      Part II covers the following items in sections 6 to 23 of the Act:


      = Part III: Parking Permits

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      Part III covers the following items in sections 26 to 30 of the Act:

      Accessible parking permits
      Offence, accessible parking permit
      Inspection, accessible parking permit
      Regulations, accessible parking permits


      = Part IV: Licences

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      Part IV covers the following items in sections 31 to 58 of the Act:


      = Part V: Garage and Storage Licences

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      Part V covers the following items in sections 59 to 60:

      Licence respecting dealing in motor vehicles, etc.
      Second-hand vehicles, offences


      = Part VI: Equipment

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      Part VI covers the following items in sections 61 to 107 of the Act:


      = Part VII: Load and Dimensions

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      Part VII covers the following items in sections 108 to 113 of the Act:

      Vehicle dimensions
      Permits to exceed dimension and weight limits (use of highway)
      Special permits to exceed dimension and weight limits
      Carrying and production of a special permit
      Suspension, etc., of a special permit
      Additional power of Registrar to suspend, etc., special permits
      Loading vehicles
      Regulations, carriage of explosives, etc.
      Farm vehicles


      = Part VIII: Weight

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      Part VIII covers the following items in sections 114 to 127 of the Act:

      Restrictions as to weight on tires
      Maximum allowable axle unit weights
      Maximum allowable axle group weights
      Maximum allowable gross vehicle weights
      Raw forest products allowance during freeze-up
      Prohibition re operation on Class B Highway
      Operating within permitted weight
      Reduced load periods
      Weight on bridges
      Power of officer to have vehicle weighed, examined
      Offence and penalty
      Overloading by consignor
      Regulations, weight standards


      = Part IX: Rate of Speed

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      Part IX covers the following items in sections 128 to 132 of the Act:

      Rate of speed
      Status quo maintained
      Conversion of the rate of speed set out in by-laws
      Careless driving
      Territory without municipal organization
      Unnecessary slow driving prohibited


      = Part X: Rules of the Road

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      Part X covers the following items in sections 133 to 191 of the Act:


      Part X.1: Toll Highways


      Part X.1 covers the following items in section 191 of the Act:

      Toll device required
      Evasion, etc., of the electronic toll system
      Regulations, toll devices


      Part X.2: Medical Transportation Services


      Part X.2 covers the following items in section 191 of the Act:

      Medical transportation services
      Regulations, medical transportation services


      Part X.3: Off-Road Vehicles


      Part X.3 covers the following item in section 191 of the Act:

      Off-road vehicles on highways regulated by regulations, by-laws


      = Part XI: Civil Proceedings

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      Part XI covers the following items in sections 191 to 193 of the Act:

      Liability for loss or damage
      Onus of disproving negligence


      = Part XII: Municipal By-Laws

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      Part XII covers the following item in section 195 of the Act:

      Effect of by-laws7(1)(b)


      = Part XIII: Suspension for Failure to Pay Judgements or Meet Support Obligations

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      Part XIII covers the following items in sections 196 to 198 of the Act:

      Licence suspended for failure to pay a judgement
      Licence suspension on the direction of Director of Family Responsibility Office
      Personal information
      Protection from personal liability


      = Part XIV: Records and Reporting of Accidents and Convictions

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      Part XIV covers the following items in sections 199 to 205 of the Act:

      Duty to report an accident
      Irreparable vehicles, etc.
      Duty of person in charge of a vehicle in case of an accident
      Notification of damage to trees, fences, etc.
      Reporting by various officials
      Report of a medical practitioner
      Report of an optometrist
      Duties of Registrar
      Collection and disclosure of information


      Part XIV.1: Photo-Radar System Evidence


      Part XIV.1 covers the following items in section 205 of the Act:


      Part XIV.2: Red Light Camera System Evidence


      Part XIV.2 covers the following items in section 205 of the Act:

      Red light camera system evidence
      Application, proceedings commenced by filing a certificate of offence
      Provincial Offences Act, Part I
      Evidence of ownership
      Deemed not to dispute a charge
      Challenge to officer's evidence
      Certificate evidence
      Failure to appear at trial
      Re-openings
      Limitations on penalty
      Regulations, red light camera system evidence


      = Part XV: Procedure, Arrests and Penalties

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      Part XV covers the following items in sections 207 to 227 of the Act:


      = Part XVI: Pilot Projects

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      Part XVI covers the following items in section 228 and Schedule of the Act:

      Pilot projects
      Certificate of justice


      See also


      Revised Statutes of Ontario


      References




      External links


      Highway Traffic Act
      Ontario Highway Traffic Act, unofficial discussion forum

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