Soliciting for Business on a Roadway
About This Charge
Section 177(2) of the Highway Traffic Act prohibits stopping or approaching a vehicle on a roadway to sell or offer goods or services to the driver or passengers, subject to specific exceptions such as emergency circumstances and registered charitable fundraising. A first conviction carries a fine of up to $500; a second brings a fine of up to $1,000 or up to six months in jail. Because the section carves out real exceptions, whether a particular activity actually falls within the prohibition — rather than one of the carve-outs — is often the crux of the case. R.S. Walia looks closely at how the conduct in question fits, or does not fit, within the section before any plea is considered.
Potential Consequences
- First offence: fine of up to $500
- Second offence: fine of up to $1,000, or up to 6 months in jail
- Statutory exceptions apply for emergencies and registered charities
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.
Licensed paralegals are fully entitled to act for drivers in Provincial Offences Act matters. It means you can have an experienced advocate in your corner without paying what a lawyer would cost.
Talk It Over, Free of Charge
Describe what you are facing and Mr. Walia will give you a clear, honest read on your options. There is no fee for the conversation and no obligation afterward.
Send a Message (905) 454-2112A second opinion never hurts.
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.