Acts and Regulations

P-22.1 - Provincial Offences Procedure Act

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Contents of violation ticket
2017, c.58, s.2
16.3(1)A violation ticket shall
(a) be directed to the defendant,
(b) set out the offence with which the defendant is charged,
(c) state that the defendant may dispute the charge set out in the violation ticket or plead guilty to the charge and make submissions respecting the portion of the fixed penalty representing the surcharge under the Victims Services Act by filing a notice of dispute within the period prescribed under section 16.7, in which case a time and place will be fixed at which the defendant will appear in court in order to be dealt with according to law,
(d) state where the notice of dispute has to be filed, as well as the form and manner of its filing,
(e) state that the defendant has the right to choose the official language in which the proceedings will be conducted,
(f) state that the defendant has the right to retain and instruct counsel,
(g) state that if the defendant does not wish to dispute the charge or make submissions respecting the portion of the fixed penalty representing the surcharge under the Victims Services Act, the defendant may pay a fixed penalty within the period prescribed under section 16.7, in which case the defendant is deemed to have been convicted of the offence,
(h) state the amount of the fixed penalty and the place and manner of payment,
(i) state that if the defendant fails to respond to the violation ticket in a manner referred to in paragraph (c) or (g) within the time set out, the defendant will be deemed to have been convicted of the offence, and
(j) include a certificate in prescribed form certifying that the person signing the certificate delivered personally the violation ticket to the defendant.
16.3(2)For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), the offence to which the defendant is charged shall be set out in the violation ticket
(a) using words that are prescribed by regulation,
(b) using any words that describe the general nature of the offence, or
(c) using words that identify a provision of an Act and charge the defendant with a violation of that provision.
2017, c.58, s.2; 2019, c.4, s.11