High-Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lane Violation
About This Charge
Section 154.1 of the Highway Traffic Act restricts High-Occupancy Vehicle lanes to vehicles carrying the required minimum number of occupants — carpools, taxis, buses, and similar vehicles. A conviction carries a total fine of $110 including the victim surcharge. These charges rest on an officer's observation of who was in the vehicle at a specific moment, often from a distance or in fast-moving traffic, and that observation is not beyond question. R.S. Walia reviews the strength of that evidence before a client accepts the charge.
Potential Consequences
- Total fine of $110 including surcharge
- Charge rests on an officer's observation of vehicle occupancy
Why Representation Matters
A traffic charge is not proven simply because it was laid. The prosecution has to satisfy a number of technical requirements — accurate officer notes, properly calibrated equipment, a stop conducted the way the law requires. Where one of those is missing or flawed, a charge can be reduced or dropped. Mr. Walia goes through the disclosure on every file precisely to find that ground before the case is ever called.
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Before you decide how to handle this charge, let Mr. Walia look at it. He will lay out the realistic outcomes and tell you exactly what he can do — and you owe nothing for the asking.