ontario parking
What are the Defences to a yellow parking violence notice in Toronto?
<p>Three days ago, I got a <a href="https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/tickets-fines-penalties/dispute/new-parking-violation-dispute-process/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">yellow parking violation notice</a>. I don't want to divulge my case's fact pattern to protect privacy. Suffice it to say that I was with my elderly mom in the car, who has many pre-existing health conditions. We genuinely believed she had a medical emergency.</p>
<p>What defences can I invoke? What's the relevant case law or statute? I read the  <a href="http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/bylaws/2017/law0799.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Administrative Penalty By-law</a> and it mentions &quot;Undue Hardship&quot;, but it doesn't appear to say anything on defences based on medical reasons.</p>
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<p>I know New York law differs from Toronto law, but <a href="https://newyorkparkingticket.com/medical-emergency/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Can you beat an NYC parking ticket with a medical emergency?</a> feels relevant.</p>
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<p>Absolutely. If you are involved in an unexpected medical emergency affecting a human being, you can raise the medical emergency as a defense to an NYC parking ticket.You will need to submit evidence of the medical emergency, such as:</p>
<ul>
<li>“Hospital or Clinic emergency admission paperwork”</li>
<li>“Statement from medical staff indicating the nature of the emergency”</li>
</ul>
<p>Raising a properly documented medical emergency as a defense to an NYC parking ticket doesn’t guaranty a dismissal, but it is a defense that is given serious consideration by the NYC parking ticket hearing officials.</p>
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<p><strong>EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES</strong></p>
<p>From your <a href="https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/bylaws/2017/law0799.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">link</a></p>
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<p>EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES - a special or specified circumstance, including
such types of extenuating circumstances established by the City Solicitor, that partially or
fully exempts a person from performance of a legal obligation so as to avoid an
unreasonable or disproportionate burden or obstacle.</p>
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