Good faith error acceptable defence when fighting parking tickets: Quebec court

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However, a Quebec Superior Court justice overturned that ruling on appeal in 2016, prompting the city of Saint-Jerome to launch its own appeal.

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But the Quebec Court of Appeal confirmed the Superior Court ruling in a 27-page judgment handed down last week.

The appeals court noted that several judges had been uncomfortable for some time with an approach that did not allow the citizen any room for error or the opportunity to make a defence in such cases.

But the 2016 decision opened the door to a defence that wasn’t available for about 30 years.

The municipality may appeal the latest ruling.

The Canadian Press