Summary Offence Ticket Booklet Issued October 4, 2011 & Updated to June 8, 2021 Prepared by the Office of the Registrar of Regulations Nova Scotia Department of Justice Please Note This booklet is frequently amended. Please check with the department for a list of amendments or see our website at http://www.novascotia.ca/just/regulations/sots. Any reproduction of this document, in whole or in part, must be with the permission of the Department of Justice. List of Schedules (Please note - not all schedules may be included in your booklet) Schedule Number Title 1 Tickets and Forms Form A -Summary Offence Ticket Form B - Parking-Infraction Ticket Form B-1 - Parking-Infraction Ticket for Halifax Regional Municipality Form C - Notice of Parking Infraction Form D - Certificate of Service PT Parking Infraction Ticket Charges 2 Dangerous Goods Transportation Act 2A Regulations adopted under the Dangerous Goods Transportation Act 3 Motor Carrier Act 3A Regulations made under the Motor Carrier Act 4 Motor Vehicle Act 4A Regulations made under the Motor Vehicle Act 5 Off-highway Vehicles Act 5A Regulations made under the Off-highway Vehicles Act 6 Public Highways Act 7 Emergency Measures Act 8 Emergency “911” Act 9 Environment Act 9A Regulations made under the Environment Act 10 Beaches Act 10A Regulations made under the Beaches Act 11 Crown Lands Act 12 Forests Act 12A Regulations made under the Forests Act 13 Provincial Parks Act 13A Regulations made under the Provincial Park Act 14 Trails Act 14A Regulations made under the Trails Act 15 Wildlife Act 15A Regulations made under the Wildlife Act 16 Municipal Government Act 17 Building Code Act 18 Tanning Beds Act 19 Halifax-Dartmouth Bridge Commission Act 20 Liquor Control Act 21 Protection of Property Act 22 Tobacco Access Act 23 Smoke-free Places Act 24 Domestic Violence Intervention Act 25 Regulations under the Highway 104 Western Alignment Act 26 Occupational Health and Safety Act 27 Technical Safety Act 27A Regulations made under the Technical Safety Act 28 Electrical Installation and Inspection Act 28A Regulations made under the Electrical Installation and Inspection Act 29 Flea Markets Regulation Act 29A Regulations made under the Flea Markets Regulation Act 30 Amusements Devices Act 31 Elevators and Lifts Act 31A Regulations made under the Elevators and Lifts Act 32 Fire Safety Act 33 Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act 33A Regulations made under the Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act 34 Wilderness Areas Protection Act 35 Private Investigators and Private Guards Act 35A Regulations made under the Private Investigators and Private Guards Act 36 Retail Business Designated Closing Day Act 37 Non-essential Pesticides Control Act 38 Halifax Regional Water Commission Act 38A Regulations made under the Halifax Regional Water Commission Act 39 Snow Sport Helmet Act 40 Fish Harvester Organizations Support Act 41 Animal Protection Act 41A Regulations made under the Animal Protection Act 42 Fisheries and Coastal Resources Act 42A Regulations made under the Fisheries and Coastal Resources Act 43 Fur Industry Act 43A Regulations made under the Fur Industry Act 44 Halifax Regional Municipality Charter 45 Direct Sellers’ Regulation Act 46 Cannabis Control Act 47 Body Armour Control Act 48 Safe Body Art Act 48A Regulations made under the Safe Body Art Act 49 Health and Protection Act Part II 49A Regulations made under the Health and Protection Act Municipal By-laws: M-1 Cape Breton Regional Municipality By-laws M-2 Halifax Regional Municipality M-3 Municipality of the County of Annapolis By-laws M-4 Municipality of the County of Colchester By-laws M-5 Municipality of the County of Kings By-laws M-6 Municipality of the County of Pictou By-laws M-7 Municipality of the County of Richmond By-laws M-8 Municipality of the District of Barrington By-laws M-9 Municipality of the District of Chester By-laws M-10 Municipality of the District of Digby By-laws M-11 Municipality of the District of East Hants By-laws M-12 Municipality of the District of West Hants By-laws M-13 Municipality of the District of Yarmouth By-laws M-14 Region of Queen’s Municipality By-laws M-15 Town of Antigonish By-laws M-16 Town of Bridgetown By-laws M-17 Town of Bridgewater By-laws M-18 Town of Clark’s Harbour By-laws M-19 Town of Digby By-laws M-20 [repealed] M-21 Town of Kentville By-laws M-22 Town of Lunenburg By-laws M-23 Town of Mahone Bay By-laws M-24 Town of Middleton By-laws M-25 Town of Truro By-laws M-26 Town of Windsor By-laws M-27 Town of Wolfville By-laws M-28 Town of Yarmouth By-laws M-29 Municipality of the County of Antigonish By-laws M-30 Town of Pictou By-laws M-31 Municipality of the District of Shelburne By-laws M-32 Municipality of the County of Victoria By-laws M-33 Town of Berwick By-laws M-34 Municipality of the District of Lunenburg By-laws M-35 Municipality of the County of Inverness By-laws Also available for booklet: Motor Vehicle Points System Table Nova Scotia Department of Justice Summary Offence Ticket Booklet Motor Vehicle Point System Table Subsection 282(2) of the Motor Vehicle Act Number of Conviction Section(s) Violated Points 1 Careless and imprudent driving 100 6 2 Speeding or dangerous driving 101 6 3 Failing to stop at an accident or to perform any 97 6 duty imposed by Section 97 4 [repealed] 5 Racing 163 6 5A [repealed] 5B [repealed] 6 Passing school bus or failure to obey crossing 103(3), 125A 6 guard 7 Improper passing 114, 115(1)(a) 4 8 Speeding in excess of prima facie speed limit 102 4 9 [repealed] 9A Speeding in excess of posted limit by 31 km/h or 103(2A)(c), 106A(c), 106B(1)(c) 4 over 9B Speeding in excess of posted limit by between 16 103(2A)(b), 106A(b), 106B(1)(b) 3 and 30 km/h, inclusive 9C Speeding in excess of posted limit by between 1 103(2A)(a), 106A(a), 106B(1)(a) 2 and 15 km/h, inclusive 9D Failure to yield to pedestrian 125(1), (2) 4 9E Failure to obey traffic control person 107B 4 10 Failing to obey traffic signs or signals or yield right 83(2), 93(2), 122, 132, 133, 134 2 of way 11 Driving to left of centre line 110, 115(1)(b), 115(1)(c), 115(2) 2 12 Operating motor vehicle without adequate brakes 181 2 13 Offences involving the use of a motor vehicle in 69A, 70, 70A, 70B, 75(5), 107, 2 motion under the following Sections 111, 112, 117, 118, 119, 120, 123, 164, 165, 169(2), 175(2), 175(3), 175(4),178, 185 15[14] Using hand-held cellular telephone or engaging in 100D 4 text messaging on communication device while operating vehicle on highway Updated: Effective April 1, 2015 MV Points Table Nova Scotia Department of Justice Summary Offence Ticket Booklet Instructions for Summary Offence Ticket (Form A) Introduction These instructions set out information about the summary offence ticket (Form A) and administrative procedures for the ticket, as well as instructions to enforcement agencies about completing and issuing a ticket. A ticket may be served by a police officer, a peace officer or a special constable (including a bylaw enforcement officer appointed as a special constable). If you are unsure if you or your agency has the requisite qualifications and training to serve a ticket, contact your legal counsel. Except for parking-infraction tickets, tickets should be served personally. NOTE: There are specific instructions for dealing with youth charges. There are specific instructions for dealing with a corporate offender. Purpose of the ticket The purpose of a summary offence ticket is to provide an alternative to a long-form information under the Summary Proceedings Act for laying a charge for an offence. The ticket incorporates the information, the summons to accused, an affidavit of service and the officer record. A person issued a ticket is provided with • immediate notice that they are charged with an offence • the exact circumstances of the offence • for adults: 1) the due date by which they must pay the out-of-court-settlement amount or complete Form A-1 to notify the court of their intent to appear for trial or a sentencing hearing, and 2) any out-of-court settlement amount that they may pay and plead guilty rather than go to court • for youths: the time and place for arraignment by a youth court judge (out-of-court settlement amount is left blank) Note: Youth who are 16 or 17 years old are considered adults when charged with offences under the Motor Vehicle Act. (See S. 13A of the Youth Justice Act.) Updated: November 2014 Instructions – Page 1 Nova Scotia Department of Justice Summary Offence Ticket Booklet Completing the ticket Page 1 of the ticket: Information and Affidavit of Service The Information portion When processing a ticket against an accused, the informant (usually the issuing officer) must complete the information portion of the ticket down to and including: the officer’s name and police force or enforcement agency or authority; the officer’s informant ID, if one has been issued by their agency, and the reasonable and probable grounds date (date information sworn). If the ticket is for a corporate offender, print the name of the corporation in the space provided for the first and last name of an individual and insert “Recognized agent:” on the address lines, together with the name and address of the recognized agent of the corporation.