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Ontario
Highway Traffic Act
Part XIV: Records and Reporting of Accidents and Convictions
(1) The Registrar shall,
supply of accident report forms
(a) prepare and supply to police officers and other persons and organizations blank forms approved by the Minister for accident and other reports which shall call for the particulars concerning accidents, the person involved and the extent of the personal injuries and property damage, if any, resulting therefrom, and the other information that may be required by the regulations;
investigation of accidents
(b) make the investigation of, and call for the written reports concerning, motor vehicle accidents, traffic conditions and other matters that he or she may consider necessary and proper and for that purpose may require the assistance of any police officer;
keeping of records
(c) keep,
(i) a record of all motor vehicle accidents in Ontario, reported to him or her or concerning which he or she procures information,
(ii) a record of all convictions for offences under this Act or under the provisions of the Criminal Code (Canada) relating to driving on highways, reported to him or her under section 210, and of the other convictions that he or she may consider proper,
(iii) a record of all licences, permits and CVOR certificates issued, renewed, suspended, revoked, cancelled or revived under this Act,
Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, clause (c) is amended by adding the following subclause: (See: 2014, c. 9, Sched. 2, ss. 45 (2), 47)
(iii.0.1) a record of all administrative penalties imposed under section 21.1,
(iii.1) a record of all safety records for operators determined under clause 22 (1) (h) and a record of all safety ratings assigned to operators under section 17.1,
(iii.2) a record of all information relating to the International Registration Plan that is received by the Ministry,
(iv) a record of all unsatisfied judgments rendered against persons holding owners' permits or drivers' licences under this Act, or non-residents reported to him or her pursuant to this Act,
(v) an operating record of every driver, which record shall show all reported convictions of the driver for a contravention of any provision of any statute relating to the operation of motor vehicles, and all reported unsatisfied judgments against the person for any injury or damage caused by the person while operating a motor vehicle and all accidents in which the records of the Registrar indicate the driver has been involved, and the other information that the Registrar may consider proper,
(vi) an operating record of every conviction of every CVOR certificate holder and the holder's agents and employees that is reported to the Registrar under section 210 and the other convictions, whether or not the certificate holder was the person convicted, that the Registrar considers useful for the purpose of the administration and enforcement of this Act, and
(vii) the other records that he or she may be directed to keep by the Minister;
accident and traffic statistics
(d) develop adequate uniform methods of accident and traffic statistics, and study accident causes and trends, traffic problems and regulations;
annual report for Minister
(e) prepare for the Minister an annual report showing the results of the reporting, collection, analysis and study, and embodying his or her recommendations for the prevention of motor vehicle accidents and the solution of traffic problems, and the report shall be printed and published forthwith upon completion. R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8, s. 205; 1996, c. 33, s. 16; 2002, c. 17, Sched. F, Table; 2002, c. 22, s. 100; 2014, c. 9, Sched. 2, s. 45 (1).
Record keeping
(2) The records kept under this section shall be kept in any manner or on any medium that allows information to be recorded, stored, retrieved and reproduced. 1993, c. 31, s. 2 (8).
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