Penalty notice (ticket) information
The City of Winnipeg enforces a number of less-serious bylaw offences by issuing a penalty notice, more commonly known as a ticket. The rules regarding the content, delivery, and appeal process for penalty notices are outlined in the Province of Manitoba’s Municipal By-law Enforcement Act and the City’s Municipal By-law Enforcement Act Enabling By-law.
If you’ve received a penalty notice, you have two options: request a review by a City screening officer or pay the fine.
Pay a penalty notice (ticket)
Many bylaw offences are eligible for an early payment discount if the fine is paid within 14 days of the penalty notice being served.
Request a review (screening)
If you decide to request a review of the penalty notice, the City screening officer may:
- uphold the fine amount,
- reduce the fine amount,
- or cancel the penalty notice.
Check the status of your request
Once the request for a review by a screening officer has been received, you may check the status of your screening review online.
Request Adjudication
If you disagree with the City screening officer’s decision, you may request a review by a Provincially-appointed adjudicator.
There is a $25 adjudication fee that will be refunded if your appeal is successful. If you would like to request adjudication, please contact 311.
Adjudication results
Adjudication results are published and available on the City of Winnipeg’s Open Data Portal.