Driving with the wrong class of license.

[GraydonW]

Sorry if i am in the wrong forum or something. I live in Alberta Canada but any help is appreciated. I am 15, and was driving with someone I am unsure if they had their non gdl class 5 license (I am allowed to drive with a passenger with this type of license) I slid into another persons car and was in a very small accident where the damage total is probably around 200. I stopped and provided my insurance, but later in the day the person decided to call the police. I went in and filled out a statement, but since I am not in contact with my passenger I am not able to bring him in for him to show the police his license. I was then issued a $310 (A lot for me having no income, and now needing to fix my car that I saved for) ticket for not having the right class of license as I could not prove I was with a passenger that had a class 5 non-gdl license. In Canada, section 11(d) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms states: "Any person charged with an offence has the right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty according to law in a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal" I feel as if I am needing to prove myself innocent instead of them needing to prove me guilty, as I was not stopped by the police while driving, and am now needing to prove my innocence. If anyone has any ideas of what I should do please help me with this. Thank you!

 

[quincy]

Sorry if i am in the wrong forum or something. I live in Alberta Canada but any help is appreciated. I am 15, and was driving with someone I am unsure if they had their non gdl class 5 license (I am allowed to drive with a passenger with this type of license) I slid into another persons car and was in a very small accident where the damage total is probably around 200. I stopped and provided my insurance, but later in the day the person decided to call the police. I went in and filled out a statement, but since I am not in contact with my passenger I am not able to bring him in for him to show the police his license. I was then issued a $310 (A lot for me having no income, and now needing to fix my car that I saved for) ticket for not having the right class of license as I could not prove I was with a passenger that had a class 5 non-gdl license. In Canada, section 11(d) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms states: "Any person charged with an offence has the right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty according to law in a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal" I feel as if I am needing to prove myself innocent instead of them needing to prove me guilty, as I was not stopped by the police while driving, and am now needing to prove my innocence. If anyone has any ideas of what I should do please help me with this. Thank you!

I am sorry, GraydonW, but FreeAdvice handles US legal questions only. The laws in Canada vary in significant ways from the laws in the US.

You can try the following Canadian link to see if you can get free advice that is applicable to you:

http://www.legalline.ca

Good luck.