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frozen 04-17-2012 08:25 PM

Court wait time.
 
Just curious how long has it been taking for you guys' court time to arrive? I fought my ticket last August and I have yet to receive any mails. It's been over half a year already.

TIA.

smaggs 04-17-2012 08:34 PM

Last may and haven't heard anything yet

dlo 04-17-2012 08:40 PM

been a year for me :lol

604nguyen 04-17-2012 08:43 PM

had to wait over a year for my court date

s300ae 04-17-2012 09:51 PM

My longest was 16 months.

GGnoRE 04-17-2012 09:52 PM

year and a half for me

Glove 04-17-2012 10:03 PM

holy shit, hahaha, thats awsome, looks like I wont hafto worry about my ticket for a couple years

PJ 04-17-2012 10:06 PM

Mine's been almost 2 years and still no date yet.
My guess is that if it's under a certain amount, they don't even bother..

flagella 04-17-2012 10:19 PM

lol shit wtf... some major clogging going on.

bluejays 04-17-2012 10:55 PM

Here's some information I found that may be useful to you guys
Quote:

Any person charged with an offense in Canada has the right to be tried within a reasonable period of time, under section 11b of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Quote:

There is no "set time limit", or length of delay when considering if there is an 11(b) infringement as each case is considered on its merits and on a combination of the four listed factors. Generally the courts consider a period of 11 to 12 months sufficient to support an 11(b) argument
Taken from: http://www.ottlegal.com/en/11bApplications.html

Glove 04-17-2012 11:09 PM

hey PJ make sure to make a thread or update this one if / when you actually do get your court date,

im pretty interested to see if they will just give it up if it really does take 2 years to get a court date.

these massive delays are to be expected anyway, I remember 5 some years ago the delay was only 6 months or so, and it just kept getting worse, and here we are now. Cops are giving out tickets more and more for dumber and dumber things.

death_blossom 04-17-2012 11:12 PM

I'd like the OP to keep us updated as well. I disputed a stupid ticket I received in January, and want to see if I can use this "reasonable time period" argument when or if it ever goes to court.

anyone else care to chime in with their dispute experiences?

1exotic 04-18-2012 01:26 AM

These days with all the BS laws lots of people are disputing so they are backed up.
Expect to wait 12-16 months.

SupraTTturbo2jz 04-18-2012 01:28 AM

been almost a year for me now

melloman 04-18-2012 07:54 AM

Could this work for even the small claims?

Dinosaur's post in OT: http://www.revscene.net/forums/66303...t-backlog.html

"Case law dictates that when a case drags on more than 18 months without a trial — because of Crown delays or court backlog — it’s in danger of being thrown out before trial because of "unreasonable delay." -Source: 'Disgusting' court backlog may free hit and run accused - British Columbia - CBC News

ancient_510 04-18-2012 01:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by melloman (Post 7891166)
Could this work for even the small claims?

Small claims as in civil court?
No.

bluejays 04-18-2012 01:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ancient_510 (Post 7891443)
Small claims as in civil court?
No.

The answer is actually yes
Quote:

Any person charged with an offense in Canada has the right to be tried within a reasonable period of time, under section 11b of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Just because it's a small claim doesn't mean that the Charter doesn't apply. :fulloffuck:

PJ 04-18-2012 02:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Glove (Post 7890964)
hey PJ make sure to make a thread or update this one if / when you actually do get your court date,

im pretty interested to see if they will just give it up if it really does take 2 years to get a court date.

these massive delays are to be expected anyway, I remember 5 some years ago the delay was only 6 months or so, and it just kept getting worse, and here we are now. Cops are giving out tickets more and more for dumber and dumber things.

I'm sure it depends on the situation/violation and the reasoning you had for disputing it.

Mine was only a parking ticket, so I could see how they could just waive mine off. Basically I put a toonie in the meter, but it didn't register. I wasn't going to pay twice, so I just left it. Sure enough, I came back to a ticket. I disputed it on the grounds of a faulty meter. And like I said, it's been almost 2 years now and I haven't heard back, so I think in my case it's safe to assume they just dropped it.

If it was a traffic ticket, there will probably be more intricacies. A coworker of mine got his court date 9 months after he disputed.

mqin 04-18-2012 02:56 PM

filed for dispute december of 2010, just got court date for may next month.

Glove 04-18-2012 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mqin (Post 7891566)
filed for dispute december of 2010, just got court date for may next month.

2 years?

I would definitly get a lawyer to draft up an 11b asap for you,

waiting 2 years to go to court is retarded

surreyjack604 04-18-2012 03:24 PM

good to hear people arent hearing back for for over a year...I disputed a couple of tickets so they wouldn't suspend my license and make me wait another year to get my class 5.

Gh0stRider 04-18-2012 03:25 PM

back in the day it was like 10-12 month wait.

guess they are really backlogged

optiblue 04-18-2012 04:19 PM

Now that you mention it, it's almost a year for me as well. My ticket is under $100 and will cost the system more than that just to see me in court even if I end up needing to pay :fuckyea:

mqin 04-18-2012 07:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Glove (Post 7891597)
2 years?

I would definitly get a lawyer to draft up an 11b asap for you,

waiting 2 years to go to court is retarded

hmmm sounds interesting! never knew of such a thing, thanks for the headsup!

Leopold Stotch 04-18-2012 09:57 PM

ticket i got last year, i just went to court a month ago, it was about a 14-15 month wait.

i got a speeding ticket 3 years ago that i haven't gotten a court date for yet hahaha.


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