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The police will give you a Violation Ticket (an ordinary traffic ticket) for less serious offences. It is used for many provincial offences, including overtime parking, driving without insurance, and several offences under the Motor Vehicle Act. Read the ticket carefully, because it should show the offence you are charged with. The ticket will normally show a penalty beside each offence. | The police will give you a Violation Ticket (an ordinary traffic ticket) for less serious offences. It is used for many provincial offences, including overtime parking, driving without insurance, and several offences under the Motor Vehicle Act. Read the ticket carefully, because it should show the offence you are charged with. The ticket will normally show a penalty beside each offence. | ||
===If you don’t want to fight the ticket=== | |||
If you don't want to fight the Violation Ticket, you can pay the fine as described below. If you pay the fine, you don't have to go to court, but you are convicted of the offence. If the fine is over $50, it is reduced by $25 if you pay it within 30 days. | If you don't want to fight the Violation Ticket, you can pay the fine as described below. If you pay the fine, you don't have to go to court, but you are convicted of the offence. If the fine is over $50, it is reduced by $25 if you pay it within 30 days. | ||
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'''If you want to fight the ticket''' | '''If you want to fight the ticket''' | ||
If you want to fight the Violation Ticket, tell the government office shown on the ticket in person or by mail, before the due date on the ticket. Say that you want to have a trial. You will be notified by mail of the trial date and location, and can fight the ticket at trial. | If you want to fight the Violation Ticket, tell the government office shown on the ticket in person or by mail, before the due date on the ticket. Say that you want to have a trial. You will be notified by mail of the trial date and location, and can fight the ticket at trial. | ||
'''Trial''' | '''Trial''' | ||
At the trial, witnesses and police officers will tell the judge what they think happened, and you can do the same, by giving evidence. The judge will then decide whether you are guilty. | At the trial, witnesses and police officers will tell the judge what they think happened, and you can do the same, by giving evidence. The judge will then decide whether you are guilty. | ||
