Certain minor offences under this Act can be handled through a ticketing system rather than a full criminal proceeding. An officer can issue a ticket with a summons, and the matter can be resolved by paying a fine without the person having to go through a formal court process.
(1)In addition to other procedures set out in this Act or in the Criminal Code for commencing a proceeding, proceedings in respect of any offence that is prescribed by regulation may be commenced in accordance with this section.
(2)An officer may commence a proceeding by(a) completing a ticket that consists of a summons portion and an information portion;
(b)delivering the summons portion of the ticket to the accused or mailing it to the accused at the accused’s latest known address; and
(c)filing the information portion of the ticket with a court of competent jurisdiction before or as soon as practicable after the summons portion has been delivered or mailed.