Tickets and Summons

Court administration staff cannot provide legal advice on how you should proceed. If you are unable to make a choice from the three options listed on the reverse side of your ticket, you may wish to get advice from a lawyer or licensed paralegal.

There are two dollar amounts listed on your ticket. One amount is the set fine and the other is your total payable amount, which is the set fine plus costs and the applicable Victim Fine Surcharge imposed under the Provincial Offences Act. All funds from the surcharge go into a Victim Justice Fund and are used to maintain assistance programs for victims of crime.

More information can be found on the Ministry of the Attorney General’s website.

Phone Payment

Pay over the phone using Credit (Visa/Mastercard) or Debit Credit Card 

• Only tickets issued in York Region will be accepted 
• Partial payments are an option when paying over the phone 

Online payment:

Pay online using Visa or MasterCard (Debit is not available online)

• There is an additional fee of $3.00 when paying online
• Please note that not all parking tickets can be paid online

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In-person payments:

Visit either of York Region's two courthouses or any Ontario Provincial Offences Court to pay in person. Walk-ins are welcome, however appointments are encouraged to avoid long wait times.

Provincial Offences Act fines may be paid by using the following methods:

• Cheque
• Debit
• Visa or Mastercard
• Cash

American Express is not accepted.

Payment by mail:

Accepted payment methods include:

• Visa or MasterCard
• Money Order
• Cheque

To pay by credit card, please fill out the Pre-Authorized Payment Form and return by mail or fax to the appropriate court location.

If the location code is 4960, mail your ticket and payment to the Newmarket court location.

If the location code of 4961, mail your ticket and payment to the Richmond Hill court location.

Offence Notice (ticket):

The ticket will be reviewed by the Clerk of the Court who may convict you in your absence and impose the set fine for the offence. Once convicted, you cannot choose any of the options indicated on the back of your ticket.

Summons:

If you receive a summons, you or someone on your behalf, must attend the remote hearing at the time and place indicated on the summons. If you or your representative do not attend the scheduled court date, it is your responsibility to find out from the court office what happened, including whether a trial date was set and for which courtroom, time and date.

One or more of the following could apply if you do not pay your fine:

• Additional court and administrative costs
• Licence suspension
• Licence plate denial
• Addition of unpaid fines to a municipal tax roll
• Wage garnishments and property liens
• Involvement by third party collection agencies
• Credit bureau may be notified and your credit rating may be impacted

If you need more time to pay your court-ordered fine, obtain a Motion for Extension of Time to Pay the Fine form online or from any Provincial Offences Court office. You can submit the completed form through email to @email or @email, by mail or by delivering it in person to the address on the ticket. Walk-ins are welcome, however appointments are encouraged to avoid long wait times. The application will be considered by the Clerk of the Court. It is your responsibility to contact the court office within two weeks to determine if the extension was granted.

A defaulted fine is a fine that has not been paid by its due date as indicated in the Notice of Fine and Due Date. Please pay your defaulted fine as soon as possible.

Contact your local Provincial Offences Court office, by telephone, for assistance. Subject to the type and age of your outstanding fine, you will be directed to either pay at a Service Ontario location or the courthouse.

If paying at a Service Ontario location, you have the option activate you drivers licence the same day if there are no other outstanding requirements or restrictions.

If you have fines issued prior to May 1, 2010, you are required to make payment at a Provincial Offences Court and it will take approximately three to five business days for your licence to be reinstated.
 
For more information, visit the Ministry of Transportation's website.

Court-ordered fines remain owing until paid. Even if your fine is old or you have claimed bankruptcy, you are still responsible for paying outstanding fines in full.

At any time, the court may apply enforcement actions including licence suspension and garnishment of wages until the fine is no longer outstanding.

Visit the Ministry of Transportation's website for more information on demerit points. Driving-related demerit points are automatically imposed by law if you are found guilty of certain driving offences. The Justice of the Peace cannot remove or reduce demerit points.

If you have received a Parking Infraction Notice, also called a parking ticket, you have the option to pay the fine or dispute the ticket within 15 days of receiving the ticket. Please select the municipality below noted on the back of your ticket for additional information.

• Town of Aurora*
• Town of East Gwillimbury
• Town of Georgina
• Town of Newmarket
• Township of King*
• Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville*
• City of Markham
• City of Vaughan
• Town of Richmond Hill

*If you have received a Notice of Fine and Due Date from Aurora, East Gwillimbury, King or Whitchurch-Stouffville municipalities as noted above, you can pay the parking fines at any provincial court office in-person or by calling the Newmarket or Richmond Hill court office.