Bill 116 explained in plain English
Manoranjana Kanagasabapathy Act (Hand-Held Devices Penalty), 2013
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Bill 116 increases penalties for using hand-held devices while driving in Ontario by setting fines between $300 and $700 and adding three demerit points.
Bill 116, the Manoranjana Kanagasabapathy Act (Hand-Held Devices Penalty), 2013, amends the Highway Traffic Act to increase the penalties for drivers who use hand-held devices while driving. The bill specifies a minimum fine of $300 and a maximum fine of $700 for such offences, and also assigns three demerit points to the offender's record. The amendments come into effect three months after the bill receives Royal Assent.
- Increases the minimum and maximum fines for using a hand-held device while driving.
- Adds three demerit points to an offender's record for using a hand-held device while driving.
- Sets the commencement date for these changes.
- Drivers in Ontario
- The Registrar (responsible for recording demerit points)
- Drivers have an obligation not to use hand-held devices while driving.
- Convicted drivers have a right to a fine within the specified range.
- The Registrar has a duty to record demerit points upon conviction.
- The Act comes into force three months after receiving Royal Assent.
- Fines for using a hand-held device while driving are set at a minimum of $300 and a maximum of $700.
- A fine of not less than $300 and not more than $700.
- Three demerit points recorded by the Registrar.
- The specific types of 'hand-held electronic entertainment device or other prescribed device' are not detailed in the provided text.
- The exact date of Royal Assent is not provided, only the commencement condition based on it.
Adds new subsections (6.1) and (6.2) to section 78.1, establishing penalties for the use of hand-held devices while driving. Specifically, it sets fines between $300 and $700 and assigns three demerit points upon conviction.
Source: Section 1
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