Bill 122 explained in plain English
Fairness for Road Users Act (Contraventions Causing Death or Serious Bodily Harm), 2019
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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The Fairness for Road Users Act (Contraventions Causing Death or Serious Bodily Harm), 2019, creates a new offence in Ontario for causing death or serious bodily harm while violating traffic laws, with potential fines, imprisonment, and licence suspension.
This bill, titled the Fairness for Road Users Act (Contraventions Causing Death or Serious Bodily Harm), 2019, would amend the Highway Traffic Act in Ontario. It introduces a new offence for individuals who, while violating the Highway Traffic Act or its regulations, cause or contribute to an accident resulting in a person's death or serious bodily harm. Convicted individuals could face fines between $2,000 and $50,000, imprisonment for up to two years, or both. Additionally, their driver's licence or permit could be suspended for up to five years.
- Creates a new offence under the Highway Traffic Act for contraventions that cause death or serious bodily harm.
- Sets penalties for this new offence, including fines, imprisonment, and driver's licence suspension.
- Specifies that this new offence applies when a person violates the Highway Traffic Act or its regulations and this contravention causes or contributes to an accident resulting in death or serious bodily harm.
- Individuals who violate the Highway Traffic Act or its regulations and cause or contribute to an accident resulting in death or serious bodily harm.
- The courts, which will be responsible for imposing penalties.
- The Ministry of Transportation or relevant licensing body, which may suspend driver's licences or permits.
- Individuals have an obligation to comply with the Highway Traffic Act and its regulations to avoid committing the new offence.
- Individuals convicted of the new offence may have their driver's licence or permit suspended for up to five years.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Convicted individuals may face fines ranging from $2,000 to $50,000.
- Conviction for the new offence can result in a fine of not less than $2,000 and not more than $50,000.
- Conviction can also result in imprisonment for a term of not more than two years, or both a fine and imprisonment.
- In addition to fines or imprisonment, a driver's licence or permit may be suspended for a period of not more than five years.
- The exact date of Royal Assent is not specified in the provided text.
- The bill does not specify what constitutes 'serious bodily harm'.
Adds a new Part (Part X.0.1) to create the offence of contravention causing death or serious bodily harm and sets out the penalties for it.
Source: Section 1
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