'Pay before you pump' law considered in Ontario
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A private member’s bill aimed at stopping “gas and dash” thefts at Ontario petrol stations is expected to be introduced at Queen’s Park on Thursday.
Liberal MPP Mike Colle will introduce the bill during a session of parliament, making it a requirement that customers pay for gas before filling up at the pumps, CTV News reports.
The bill will be called “Jayesh’s Law” in honour of 44-year-old Jayesh Prajapati, a Toronto gas station attendant who was killed in a gas and dash over the weekend.
Prajapati was fatally struck by a vehicle at a Shell gas station located at the intersection of Marlee and Roselawn Avenues, west of Allen Road, last Saturday after trying to stop the driver from leaving without paying a $112 gas bill.
“Jayesh’s Law” will seek to make prepayment a requirement across the province as well as slap fines on gas stations that force employees to pay for stolen gas.


















































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