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Tougher penalties for using a cell phone while driving since 2018

Since April 2018, it is now prohibited to use any device “designed to transmit or receive information or to be used for entertainment purposes, or to use a display screen”. This new provision is broader than the last since it does not only prohibit the use of devices equipped with a telephone function. Thus, it […]

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Having a driver’s license from the State of Maine (United States), and be found guilty of an offense under the Highway Safety Code in Quebec.

In accordance with the provisions of section 3 of the Regulation respecting an agreement between the government of Quebec and the government of the State of Maine concerning driver’s licenses and traffic violations, the State of Maine will apply to its residents the following penalties when they commit an offense ACCORDING TO QUEBEC LEGISLATION:  

Having a driver’s license from the State of Maine (United States), and be found guilty of an offense under the Highway Safety Code in Quebec. Read More »

Having a driver’s license from the State of New York (United States), and be found guilty of an offense under the Highway Safety Code in Quebec.

Although Canada and the United States and Canada have very different legal systems, Quebec and New York State separate resident driving record information. Under the Regulation respecting a reciprocal agreement between Quebec and the State of New York concerning driver’s licenses and violations of road traffic rules, Quebec sends judgments concerning violations of road safety

Having a driver’s license from the State of New York (United States), and be found guilty of an offense under the Highway Safety Code in Quebec. Read More »