Contraventions Act (S.C. 1992, c. 47)

Act current to 2013-04-29 and last amended on 2012-03-13. Previous Versions

COMPLETION AND SERVICE OF TICKETS

The following provision is not in force.
Marginal note:Completion and service of ticket

  • 9. (1) An enforcement authority who believes on reasonable grounds that a person has committed a contravention may, within thirty days after the day on which the contravention is believed to have been committed, complete a ticket in respect of that contravention and cause it to be served on the person.

  • Marginal note:Notes on all copies

    (2) A ticket served on a person under subsection (1) must include any notes made by the enforcement authority on any other copy of the ticket.

The following provision is not in force.
Marginal note:Service on individuals

  • 10. (1) Service of a ticket on an individual must be personal and is effected by leaving a copy of it with the individual or, if the individual cannot conveniently be found, with a person who appears to be at least eighteen years of age at the last or usual place of residence of the individual.

  • Marginal note:Service on corporations

    (2) Service of a ticket on a corporation is effected by

    • (a) leaving a copy of it with

      • (i) the clerk or the chairperson, mayor, warden, reeve or other chief officer, in the case of a municipal corporation, or

      • (ii) an officer or director or the person at any place of business of the corporation who appears to be in control or management of the place of business, in the case of a corporation other than a municipal corporation; or

    • (b) sending a copy of it by registered mail to the head office of the corporation.

  • Marginal note:Service on non-residents

    (3) Service of a ticket on an individual who does not reside in Canada may be effected by sending a copy of it by registered mail to the last or usual place of residence of the individual.

  • Marginal note:Effective date

    (4) Service of a ticket by registered mail is effective on the seventh day after the ticket is mailed.

11. [Repealed, 1996, c. 7, s. 5]

The following provision is not in force.
Marginal note:Parking contraventions

  • 12. (1) An enforcement authority who believes from personal knowledge that a person has committed a contravention relating to parking a vehicle may, at the time of the alleged contravention, complete a ticket in respect of that contravention and serve it on the person or the owner of the vehicle.

  • Marginal note:Notes on all copies

    (2) A ticket served on a person under subsection (1) must include any notes made by the enforcement authority on any other copy of the ticket.