09-08-2018, 09:52 PM
(09-08-2018, 09:49 PM)Coke6pk Wrote: A lot of municipalities (ours included) allow for online payments through a third party website provider. (paytickets.ca) They add an extra fee to the cost of the ticket to cover their service.
What it looks like they are doing in Kingston, instead of issuing a normal yellow ticket (Provincial Offence Notice - Part I, they issue a pink ticket (Provincial Offence Notice - Part III). The part III is a summons to court, and doesn't have a set fine attached to it. Part I's have a set fine limit of $500. Part III's have a limit of $5000. For example, a charge of stunt driving would be done on a Part III.
I'm sure this is being done solely as a pain in the ass factor, to tie everyone up in court for a day in hopes that behaviour improves. I'm mixed on this. If it works, great.... but it wastes the court's time as well. Part III's are supposed to be for serious/repeat violations, not nuisance charges.
The big stick lies in the fact that if the person fails to attend for their court date, there is a warrant issued for their arrest, and comes with a more serious failure to attend court charge. This is common practice in Alberta... I see warrants for arrest all the time for "Dog Run At Large - Winnipeg" and have to shake my head... waste of my time, especially since I know Alberta police aren't coming out here to effect the arrest.
Coke
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