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April 8, 2009

2009-04

AMENDMENTS TO PROCEEDINGS UNDER PART I OF THE PROVINCIAL OFFENCES ACT

Effective January 1, 2009, amendments to Regulation 950 (R.R.O. 1990), Proceedings Commenced by Certificate of Offence, came into effect. The amendments involve revisions to the “Certificate of Offence”, “Offence Notice” and “Summons” forms. The Ministry of the Attorney General has provided a six-month transition period, until June 30, 2009, to allow enforcement agencies to begin using the revised forms.

Fire services are advised to obtain and begin using the new forms as soon as possible. As of July 1, 2009, the older forms will be invalid. Enforcement agencies will continue to obtain paper ticket books and sequential numbers for e-ticketing systems from their local municipal Provincial Offences Act court office.

Changes to the forms include the following:

• The check box for “Service on the date of the offence” has been deleted.
• A check box, “Or other service date”, needs to be checked off when an offence notice is served on a date other than the offence date. In these cases, the check box should be marked and the date of service must be recorded on the certificate of offence.
• The signature line for the person charged has been deleted.

The revised forms are shown in Regulation 950, which is posted on the e-Laws Web site at www.e laws.gov.on.ca. Replicas of the “Certificate of Offence” form and the “Offence Notice” form are attached. Please note that, depending on the jurisdiction of the fire department, the back of the “Offence Notice” form may vary with respect to the defendant’s options.

The Office of the Fire Marshal (OFM) is in the process of revising technical guideline OFM-TG-01-2006, Commencing Proceedings Under Part I of the Provincial Offences Act, to reflect the amendments to Regulation 950.

Enquiries about the revised forms should be directed to the Fire Safety Standards section of the OFM. Staff members can be reached at (416) 325‑3100.

Forms: Certificate of Offence and Offence Notice

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