BC adds new ticket and notice forms for offence and federal contravention proceedings, then phases out older forms

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British Columbia is updating the standardized forms used for provincial offence tickets and federal contravention notices in two stages. In the first stage, four new forms (V, W, X, Y) are added to the Offence Act Forms Regulation and one new form (Form I) is added to the Federal Contraventions Forms Regulation, expanding the range of approved form options available to enforcement officers. In the second stage, a large set of older forms (H, H.1, H.2, K, L, L.1, L.2, O, O.1, O.2, Q, Q.1, R, S, T, U, and Form A) are repealed and references to them are stripped from the regulations, leaving only the newer approved forms in place. Organizations that issue or process provincial offence tickets or federal contravention notices—including police, bylaw officers, and court administrators—will need to update their form inventories and systems in two phases. Anyone responsible for compliance with ticketing or notice procedures should confirm which forms remain valid at each stage.

Who this affects: police and bylaw enforcement officers · court administrators · provincial and federal prosecution staff · organizations that issue provincial offence tickets · organizations that process federal contravention notices