Bill 62 explained in plain English
Fairness for Road Users Act (Contraventions Causing Death or Serious Bodily Harm), 2021
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 42nd Parliament, 2nd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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Bill 62, the Fairness for Road Users Act, proposes to establish a new offence in Ontario's Highway Traffic Act for contraventions that cause death or serious bodily harm, with potential penalties including fines, jail time, and licence suspension.
This bill, titled the Fairness for Road Users Act (Contraventions Causing Death or Serious Bodily Harm), 2021, proposes to create a new offence under the Highway Traffic Act. This offence applies when a person's contravention of the Act or its regulations results in an accident that causes a death or serious bodily harm. If convicted, the person could face significant fines, imprisonment, and a suspension of their driver's licence.
- Creates a new offence under the Highway Traffic Act for contravening the Act or its regulations while causing or contributing to an accident that results in death or serious bodily harm.
- Sets penalties for this new offence, including fines ranging from $2,000 to $50,000, imprisonment for up to two years, or both.
- Allows for the suspension of a driver's licence or permit for up to five years in addition to other penalties.
- Drivers and individuals who contravene the Highway Traffic Act or its regulations.
- Individuals involved in accidents that cause death or serious bodily harm.
- The courts (in sentencing and issuing licence suspensions).
- Establishes a new offence for drivers whose contravention of traffic laws leads to death or serious bodily harm.
- Grants courts the power to impose fines, imprisonment, and driver's licence suspensions for this offence.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Potential fines for the new offence range 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 bill does not specify the exact definition of 'serious bodily harm' beyond its use in the offence title.
- The bill does not specify which court or level of court would hear these offences.
- The bill does not provide details on the process for licence suspension beyond its possibility.
Adds a new part (PART X.0.1) to create the offence of 'Contravention causing death or serious bodily harm' and outlines its penalties.
Source: Section 1
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