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Traffic court : what you need to know when you've been charged with a provincial offence

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Description

Traffic Court is part of the Provincial Court of Alberta. It deals with offences (commonly referred to as provincial offences) under provincial statutes such as the Traffic Safety Act and Regulations under this Act, municipal by-laws and a few federal statutes. Traffic Court does not deal with charges under most federal statutes, including the Criminal Code. Trials in Traffic Court are generally heard by a sitting justice of the peace (usually referred to as a Traffic Commissioner). However, Provincial Court judges hear trials at some locations in the province. A Provincial Court judge should be addressed in court as Your Honour, and a Traffic Commissioner, as Your Worship.

Updated

January 1, 2013

Tags
traffic court traffic offences traffic tickets
Resources

Title and publication information

Type
Guide
Extent

16 pages

Frequency

Once

Publisher / Creator Information

Publisher

Government of Alberta

Place of Publication

Edmonton

Subject Information

Resource Dates

Date Created

2007-07-25

Date Added

2016-01-15T21:12:00.825292

Date Modified

2013-01-01

Date Issued

2007-07-25

Date Archived

2022-01-21

Audience information

Identifiers

ISBN (print)

0778503860

Usage / Licence

Contact

Contact Name

Justice and Solicitor General