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C.C.S.M. c. M245

The Municipal By-law Enforcement Act

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PURPOSE OF THIS ACT
1 Purpose of this Act
DEFINITIONS
2 Definitions
AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES
3 (1) Authority to impose administrative penalties
(2) By-law must be passed
(3) Additional by-law powers
(4) Authority of planning districts
(5) By-laws subject to the regulations
4 (1) Summary Convictions Act does not apply
(2)
5 (1) Municipalities may join together
(2) Agreement
PENALTY NOTICES
6 (1) Penalty notice
(2) Content of penalty notice
(3) Notice issued to named person, except for parking
(4) Electronic notice
(5) No signature required
7 Vehicle owner liable
8 Limitation period — one year
DELIVERING THE PENALTY NOTICE
9 (1) Delivery of penalty notice
(2) If notice left on vehicle
(3) If notice is mailed
(4) If notice delivered in prescribed manner
HOW TO RESPOND TO A PENALTY NOTICE
10 (1) How to respond to a penalty notice
(2) Minimum period to respond
REVIEW BY SCREENING OFFICER
11 (1) Powers of screening officer
(2) Option to pay or ask for review
(3) If adjudication not required
COMPLIANCE AGREEMENTS
12 (1) Purpose of compliance agreement
(2) Compliance agreement — admission of responsibility
(3) Written agreement
(4) No penalty if person complies with agreement
(5) Agreement ended if not complied with
13 (1) Options after agreement ends
(2) Penalty due if no request for adjudication
ADJUDICATION
14 Adjudication
15 (1) Adjudicators
(2) Qualifications
(3) Rosters
(4) Selection from roster
16 Conflict of interest
17 (1) Opportunity to be heard
(2) Manner of hearing
(3) In person or by agent
(4) Failure to appear — amount due
(5) Procedures
18 (1) Evidence
(2) Exception
(3) Manner of accepting evidence
ADJUDICATOR'S DECISION
19 (1) Adjudicator's decision — standard of proof
(2) Decision re penalty
(3) Decision re dispute on a compliance agreement
(4) Notice of the decision
(5) Decision available to public
20 (1) Adjudicator's decision is final
(2) Judicial review within 30 days
COSTS AND ADMINISTRATION OF ADJUDICATION SCHEME
21 (1) Costs and administration of adjudication scheme
(2) Fee if person unsuccessful
FINAL NOTICE
22 (1) Final notice required if no response to penalty notice
(2) Delivery of final notice
(3) Responding to a final notice
(4) When review requested
(5) If no action taken on final notice
(6) Limit on collection
COLLECTION OF PENALTIES
23 (1) Amount owing enforced as court judgment
(2) No certificate for amount owing for more than six years
24 Lien remedy
GENERAL
25 Limit on authority of screening officers and adjudicators
26 (1) Regulations
(2) Types of regulation
CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
27 to 29
C.C.S.M. REFERENCE AND COMING INTO FORCE
30 C.C.S.M. reference
31 Coming into force