Court Process

If a ticket is not paid, the registered owner of the vehicle will receive a summons to Provincial Court by mail. This will be approximately 4 weeks after receiving the ticket.  The summons indicates a court date and specified time. This court date is for plea only. This  means that if you wish to contest the violation (plead not guilty) a trial date will be set at that time. You will not be allowed to address the issue at plea court. The registered owner may appoint someone else (such as the driver) to make a plea on their behalf and have a trial date set. The registered owner must be present for the trial date. Failure to appear at the court date shown on your summons will result in a default conviction being entered against you.

Once a trial date is set, you cannot arbitrarily change this date, it must be done through the court. Legal representation is not required for this court. The process is somewhat informal and you may appear on your own behalf. The University will present their case (the officer who wrote the ticket will testify as to the issuing of the ticket) and any other evidence that they may have, and then you will have the opportunity to present your case to the Justice. At that time, you may introduce any evidence, pictures or testimony that you believe may assist your case. You may request disclosure from the University by contacting the Bylaw Prosecutor at 306-966-4507. Each side will be allowed to examine evidence and question any testimony given. Once the Justice has heard both sides of the case, a decision will be rendered which is legally binding to both parties.

If you are found guilty at trial but you wish to have your case heard at a higher court, you will have to follow the required appeal process. You may contact the local registrar of Saskatchewan Court of King's Bench for information on the appeal process at 306-933-5135. All costs related to said appeal are the responsibility of the registered owner. 

If you wish to enroll in the Fine Option Program (working community service) or for reasonable time to pay, you must request same at the court date shown on your summons. 

Once you have been granted Fine Option or time to pay by the court, this becomes a court order and you may not have an extension of time without re-applying to the court. It is not within the University's power to simply extend this date, it must be done in court and must be requested in advance by calling the Court Coordinator (306-966-4507) prior to end date. If the fine is not paid by the default date given by the Justice, a late payment fee of $40.00 will be added to the ticket, and the file will be sent to a collections agency.

The Court does not give extensions easily or lightly, so be prepared to honor your court order.

University of Saskatchewan Bylaw Court is located at 224 4th Avenue South, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in the First Nations Bank Building, on the 9th floor, in Courtroom #2.

If your license plate is from a province or state other than Saskatchewan, you can still contest a ticket in provincial court. In order to do so, you must attend the Parking & Transportation Services office within 14 days of the date of your ticket with your valid vehicle registration. The registered owner of the vehicle will then receive a summons with an assigned court date.

If you have failed to appear in court and been deemed convicted, you have the right to request a re-opening hearing to explain why you did not appear in court on your original court date. Your reasons will be considered by the Justice and your request to re-open may or may not be granted. You must file for the hearing within 30 days of becoming aware of the conviction, and within one year of the date that the conviction was entered.  Convictions that have passed one year can not be re-opened.

• Default Conviction Re-open form