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Parking Ticket Collections
The Revenue Services division is responsible for processing, collecting and filing trial requests with the Courts for all parking infraction notices issued in the City of Toronto. All parking infraction notices are in accordance with legislation contained in Part II of the Provincial Offences Act (POA).
All GO Transit parking tickets issued in Toronto are excluded.
All parking ticket collection policies listed below are used to collect unpaid parking ticket fines and notices.
Types of collections
Notice of Impending Conviction (NIC)
Notice of Fine and Due Date (NFDD)
Plate Denial
Collection agency
Civil enforcement
Out of province convictions
Notice of Impending Conviction (NIC)
Once a parking infraction notice has been issued, there are three conditions that must be met in order for a NIC to be produced:
- at least 15 days and no more than 35 days have passed since the alleged infraction occurred
- the fine has not been paid
- a notice of intention to appear in court has not been received by Revenue Services
The NIC will indicate:
- the set fine for the infraction
- that a conviction will be registered against the defendant unless the defendant pays the set fine or gives notice of an intention to appear in court for the purpose of entering a plea and having a trial
Offenders whose tags remain unpaid after 15 days will receive a final notice advising impending conviction.
Notice of Fine and Due Date (NFDD)
If a NIC has been issued and no action has been taken within 50 days from the date of the NIC, a certificate requesting conviction will be registered and a NFDD will be produced.
A Notice of Fine and Due Date will state:
- that the certificate of parking infraction is complete and regular on its face
- if one is liable as owner
- that there is valid legal authority for charging the person with a parking infraction
- that the person was given a notice of impending conviction at least 15 days before the certificate requesting a conviction
- that the infraction occurred less than 75 days before the certificate requesting a conviction is filed
- the prescribed information
If the certificate of parking infraction was issued for an infraction under a by-law of a municipality, the certificate requesting a conviction will state that:
- payment of the set fine has not been made
- the defendant has not given notice of intention to appear in court for the purpose of entering a plea and having a trial
Collection agency
Collection agencies are used when fines remain at plate denial for more than two years and have an outstanding balance of $300 or more against a single plate.
If a licence place has fines:
- attached against it
- registered with the Ministry of Transportation at plate denial
- in excess of $300
- are more than two years old
The City will enlist the use of a collection agency to help collect payment on the outstanding fines.
Contracts between the City of Toronto and the collection agencies require that collection agencies comply with all federal, provincial and municipal laws and regulations, including the Collection Agencies Act.
Civil enforcement
Although seldomly used, Revenue Services staff can make use of Legal Services staff and use civic enforcement for collection of outstanding fines.
The City of Toronto may pursue civil enforcement for outstanding parking violation penalties only where the total amount owing by an individual or corporation is more than $2,000 from the date of the infraction.
Out of Province Convictions
If parking infractions occur with a licence plate registration from most north-eastern states in U.S.A., address information is obtained from those state departments allowing the City of Toronto to send out the infraction notices under the POA.
Revenue Services staff run weekly reports that list all infractions issued to vehicles with licence plates from these states. Ownership information is provided by each state department. Once validated, the parking infraction will be handled through all POA functions excluding plate denial.
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