Provincial Offences Act (Ontario)
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The Provincial Offences Act (Ontario) is a statute that sets out the procedures and framework for prosecuting and adjudicating non-criminal regulatory and municipal offences in Ontario.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ontario provincial statute
ⓘ
procedural law ⓘ statute ⓘ |
| abbreviation | POA ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
municipal by-law offences
ⓘ
non-criminal offences ⓘ provincial regulatory offences ⓘ |
| citation | R.S.O. 1990, c. P.33 ⓘ |
| classification | public law ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Legislative Assembly of Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishes |
appeal procedures for provincial offences
ⓘ
procedures for default convictions ⓘ procedures for reopening convictions ⓘ provincial offences court procedures ⓘ rules for service of offence notices ⓘ rules for service of summonses ⓘ time limits for laying charges ⓘ time limits for trials ⓘ |
| excludes | Criminal Code offences ⓘ |
| governs |
appeals of provincial offence decisions
ⓘ
municipal offences procedures ⓘ provincial offences procedures ⓘ regulatory offences procedures ⓘ sentencing for provincial offences ⓘ summons procedures ⓘ ticketing procedures ⓘ trial procedures for provincial offences ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| legalArea |
administrative law
ⓘ
procedural law ⓘ regulatory law ⓘ |
| providesFor |
enforcement of fines
ⓘ
licence suspensions for default of payment in some cases ⓘ payment of fines ⓘ set fines for certain offences ⓘ |
| purpose |
to promote fair and efficient adjudication of provincial offences
ⓘ
to provide a procedural code for provincial offences ⓘ |
| region | Province of Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Highway Traffic Act (Ontario)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Liquor Licence and Control Act (Ontario) NERFINISHED ⓘ municipal by-law enforcement ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Provincial Offences Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
municipal courts services in Ontario
ⓘ
provincial offences courts ⓘ |
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