New\u00a0fines for Hours-of-Service violations announced by Transport Canada\u00a0will lead to \u201cswift enforcement\u201d of related rules and ease the strain on the justice system, the department said.<\/p>\n
As reported by Truck News, recently announced changes to\u00a0Contraventions Regulations<\/em>\u00a0add to federal penalties that were already in place but limited to warnings or court proceedings.<\/p>\n \u201cIssuing contravention tickets provides a new tool for authorities to use, however they do not replace the court process,\u201d the regulator said in a July 10 statement. \u201cThis remains available to prosecute offenders of the\u00a0Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Regulations<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n Enforcement officers who were interviewed during a 2017 evaluation of the Contraventions Act Program said that, in the absence of a ticketing regime, they would routinely choose not to enforce many offences, or opt for warnings that have no legal strength, according to a regulatory impact analysis.<\/p>\n \u201cThe summary conviction procedure is inadequate in many scenarios involving relatively minor federal offences, as it involves steps, costs and consequences that may be disproportionate to the nature of these offences,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n Pre-set Hours-of-Service fines are grouped into minor, moderate, and severe categories. Minor infractions include fines of up to $600, while severe infractions include fines as high as $2,000.<\/p>\n \u201cGoing through the court process for violations of the\u00a0Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Regulations<\/em>\u00a0can tie up the justice system and take time. By allowing enforcement authorities to directly fine violators, we\u2019re giving them new tools to deliver quick and effective penalties,\u201d Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said.<\/p>\n \u201cThe issuance of tickets \u2013 when stacked with our new measures on electronic logging devices \u2013 are helping to improve commercial vehicle safety for all Canadians.\u201d<\/p>\n A federal mandate for electronic logging devices has been enforced since Jan. 1.<\/p>\n Jurisdictions determine whether to use the provisions set out in the contraventions regulations for enforcing hours-of-service regulations or their own process.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" New\u00a0fines for Hours-of-Service violations announced by Transport Canada\u00a0will lead to \u201cswift enforcement\u201d of related rules and ease the strain on the justice system, the department said. 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