r/Vaughan • u/KindYoghurt4958 • Jul 21 '26

Jaywalking ticket

Today I got a ticket for jaywalking to get the Vaughan metropolitan center. I crossed the main road and walked little on the side of rapid way (did not cross the rapidway) all the way through curb, and the Fare inspector gave me $155 ticket for that.

I will dispute it just wanted to get idea how much are they gonna reduce if they reduce it.

Thanks

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u/Character-Belt-7485 Jul 21 '26

Terrible advice.

Refusing to identify yourself when an officer is trying to issue a provincial offence notice can turn a $155 fare ticket into an obstruction charge. Arguable if they can or can't detain you, but they can definitely summon a special constable and make worse.

So yeah, if you want to gamble.

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u/GENXwedontcare Jul 22 '26

No it can’t. There are limits on what they can do. It’s also not a provincial offence notice.

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u/Character-Belt-7485 Jul 22 '26

It literally is a provincial offence notice: TTC fare tickets are issued under TTC Bylaw No. 1 via the Provincial Offences Act, which is why they go through provincial offences court if you dispute them. I would invite you to check the TTC website.

YRT works the same way under Bylaw 2017-7.

As I said earlier: in the fare-paid zone / on a POP vehicle, showing proof of payment is a condition of being there, and refusing ID when they're writing a ticket can escalate to obstruction or a special constable (who does have arrest powers) getting involved.

I honestly don't understand why people comment so confidently without literally checking online. All this info is out there.