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This appendix lists fines and penalty points for some of the most common Motor Vehicle Act offences. As well, please note that many of these offences carry other penalties, discussed in this chapter. A comprehensive list of the penalty points from the Motor Vehicle Act Regulations and the fines from the VTAFR are available on the ICBC website at http://www.icbc.com/driver-licensing/tickets/Pages/fines-points-offences.aspx


A comprehensive list of the penalty points from the MVAR and the fines from the VTAFR are available on the [http://www.icbc.com/driver-licensing/tickets/Pages/fines-points-offences.aspx ICBC website] (accessed 21 June 2015).
Some common offences and the corresponding points/fines are:


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Description of Offence
!Offence
! Points
!Motor Vehicle Act Section
! Ticket
!Fine
!Points
|-
|No Driver's License or Wrong Class of License
|24(1)
|$276
|3
|-
|Driving Without Insurance
|24(3)(b)
|$598
|0
|-
|Failing to Produce a Driver's License or Insurance
|33(1)
|$81
|0
|-
|Disobeying a Red Light at an Intersection
|129(1)
|$167
|2
|-
|Driving without Due Care and Attention
|144(1)(a)
|$368
|6
|-
|Speeding (including in and out of municipalities, and in violation of signs)
|146(1),(3),(5),(7)
|$138-196
|3
|-
|-
| No driver’s licence/wrong class (MVA s 24(1))
|Speeding in a School or Playground Zone
| 3
|147(1) & (2)
| $276
|$196-253
|3
|-
|-
| Driving without insurance (MVA s 24(3)(b))
|Excessive Speeding
| 0
|148(1)
| $598
|$368-483
|3
|-
|-
| Drive contrary to restriction (e.g., not wearing corrective lenses
|Failing to Keep Right
| 3
|150(1)
| $109
|$109
|3
|-
|-
| Fail to produce driver’ s licence or insurance (MVA s 33(1))
|Failing to Signal a Turn
| 0
|170
| $81
|$121
|2
|-
|-
| Disobey traffic control device (MVA s 125)
|Using an Electronic Device While Driving/ Emailing or Texting While Driving
| 2
|214.2(1) & (2)
| $121
|$368
|4
|-
|-
| Drive without due care (MVA s 144(1)(a))
|Failing to Wear a Seatbelt or Permitting a Passenger Without a Seatbelt
| 6
|220(4) & (6)
| $368
|$167
|0
|-
|-
| Drive without consideration (MVA 144(1)(b))
|Illegibile License Plate
| 6
|MVAR s. 3.03
| $196
|$230
|0
|-
|-
| Speed relative to conditions (MVA 144(1)(c))
|Failing to Display and "N" or "L" Sign
| 3
|MVAR ss. 30.10(2) & (4)
| $167
|$109
|0
|-
|-
| Unsafe U-Turn (MVA s 168(a))
|Failing to Slow Down or Move Over Near a Stopped Official Vehicle
| 2
|47.02
| $121
|$173
|3
|-
|-
| Drive on sidewalk (MVA s 200)
|Illegal Use or Possession of Permit or Insurance
| 2
|70(1)(a)
| $81
|$115-2,300
|0
|-
|-
| Fail to wear seatbelt (MVA s 220(4))
|Illegal Use or Possesion of Identification Card or Driver's License
| 0
|70(1.1) (a) & (b)
| $167
|$460-23,000
|0
|-
|-
| Permit passenger without seatbelt (MVA s 220(6))
|Motor Vehicle Related Criminal Code Offences
| 0
|
| $167
|N/A (May be imposed by court)
|10
|-
|-
| (repealed)
|Driving While Prohibited/ Suspended
|  
|95(1)/ 234(1)
|  
|$575-2,300
|10
|}
|}


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Revision as of 00:17, 25 January 2017



This appendix lists fines and penalty points for some of the most common Motor Vehicle Act offences. As well, please note that many of these offences carry other penalties, discussed in this chapter. A comprehensive list of the penalty points from the Motor Vehicle Act Regulations and the fines from the VTAFR are available on the ICBC website at http://www.icbc.com/driver-licensing/tickets/Pages/fines-points-offences.aspx


Offence Motor Vehicle Act Section Fine Points
No Driver's License or Wrong Class of License 24(1) $276 3
Driving Without Insurance 24(3)(b) $598 0
Failing to Produce a Driver's License or Insurance 33(1) $81 0
Disobeying a Red Light at an Intersection 129(1) $167 2
Driving without Due Care and Attention 144(1)(a) $368 6
Speeding (including in and out of municipalities, and in violation of signs) 146(1),(3),(5),(7) $138-196 3
Speeding in a School or Playground Zone 147(1) & (2) $196-253 3
Excessive Speeding 148(1) $368-483 3
Failing to Keep Right 150(1) $109 3
Failing to Signal a Turn 170 $121 2
Using an Electronic Device While Driving/ Emailing or Texting While Driving 214.2(1) & (2) $368 4
Failing to Wear a Seatbelt or Permitting a Passenger Without a Seatbelt 220(4) & (6) $167 0
Illegibile License Plate MVAR s. 3.03 $230 0
Failing to Display and "N" or "L" Sign MVAR ss. 30.10(2) & (4) $109 0
Failing to Slow Down or Move Over Near a Stopped Official Vehicle 47.02 $173 3
Illegal Use or Possession of Permit or Insurance 70(1)(a) $115-2,300 0
Illegal Use or Possesion of Identification Card or Driver's License 70(1.1) (a) & (b) $460-23,000 0
Motor Vehicle Related Criminal Code Offences N/A (May be imposed by court) 10
Driving While Prohibited/ Suspended 95(1)/ 234(1) $575-2,300 10
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