{"title":"Belcarra bylaw fines and how tickets work","question":"What are the common bylaw fines in Belcarra?","slug":"bylaw-fines","place":{"path":"ca/bc/belcarra","name":"Belcarra","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"bylaws-and-complaints","name":"Bylaws, noise and complaints"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"Village of Belcarra","url":"https://belcarra.ca"},"short_answer":"Belcarra uses two ticket systems: bylaw notices (for example $160 for unlawful parking, $75 for too many dogs) and older municipal tickets (for example $100 for construction noise). Pay within 14 days to get the lower amount, or dispute within 14 days.","aliases":["bylaw fines belcarra","bylaw ticket belcarra","pay bylaw notice belcarra","dispute bylaw ticket belcarra"],"cost":"Bylaw notices, full / early / late: parking $160 / $100 / $240; too many dogs $75 / $50 / $100; nuisance dog $100 / $75 / $150; no business licence $100 / $50 / $150; no building permit $150 / $100 / $200.","how_long":"Pay or dispute within 14 days of receiving the notice.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Municipal Hall","value":"4084 Bedwell Bay Road, Belcarra, BC V3H 4P8","note":"Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (closed statutory holidays)."},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"604-937-4100"},{"type":"email","label":"Village Office","value":"belcarra@belcarra.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 520, 2018 (PDF, consolidated), Village of Belcarra","url":"https://belcarra.ca/assets/media/2024/09/Bylaw-520-2018-Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf"},{"title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 256, 1997 (PDF), Village of Belcarra","url":"https://belcarra.ca/assets/media/2019/05/vob-bylaw-256_municipal_ticketing.pdf"},{"title":"Parking Tickets, Village of Belcarra","url":"https://belcarra.ca/municipal-hall/parking-tickets/"}],"related":[{"slug":"noise-rules","title":"Belcarra noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/belcarra/noise-rules/"},{"slug":"rv-boat-trailer-parking","title":"Belcarra RV, boat and trailer parking rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/belcarra/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"slug":"dog-leash-rules","title":"Belcarra dog leash rules and off-leash areas","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/belcarra/dog-leash-rules/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/port-moody","name":"Port Moody","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/bylaw-fines/"},{"place":"ca/bc/anmore","name":"Anmore","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/anmore/bylaw-fines/"},{"place":"ca/bc/coquitlam","name":"Coquitlam","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/bylaw-fines/"},{"place":"ca/bc/new-westminster","name":"New Westminster","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/bylaw-fines/"},{"place":"ca/bc/burnaby","name":"Burnaby","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/bylaw-fines/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-coquitlam","name":"Port Coquitlam","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/bylaw-fines/"}],"topic":{"title":"Bylaw tickets in British Columbia: early payment, late payment and disputes by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bylaw-fines/"},"facts":{"how_tickets_work":{"label":"How tickets work","value":"Two systems. Bylaw notices under the Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 520, 2018 cover the contraventions listed in its Schedule A. Older municipal tickets under Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 256, 1997 (fines up to $500) cover bylaws in its schedules. Officers include designated RCMP members and bylaw enforcement officers.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://belcarra.ca/assets/media/2024/09/Bylaw-520-2018-Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 520, 2018 (PDF, consolidated), Village of Belcarra","section":"ss. 5.1, 11.1","quotes":["The bylaw and bylaw contraventions designated in Schedule A may be dealt with by bylaw notice.","A designated member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police;"]},{"url":"https://belcarra.ca/assets/media/2019/05/vob-bylaw-256_municipal_ticketing.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 256, 1997 (PDF), Village of Belcarra","section":"ss. 2, 4","quotes":["The bylaws listed on Schedule 1 to this bylaw may be enforced by means of a ticket in the form prescribed for the purpose of Section 934.1 of the Municipal Act"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"example_fines":{"label":"Common fines","value":"Bylaw notice, full / early / late: unlawful parking $160 / $100 / $240; number of dogs $75 / $50 / $100; nuisance dog $100 / $75 / $150; no business licence $100 / $50 / $150; no building permit $150 / $100 / $200. Municipal ticket: construction noise $100.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://belcarra.ca/assets/media/2024/09/Bylaw-520-2018-Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 520, 2018 (PDF, consolidated), Village of Belcarra","section":"Schedule A","quotes":["Unlawful Parking $160.00 $100.00 $240.00","Number of Dogs $75.00 $50.00 $100.00","Nuisance Dogs $100.00 $75.00 $150.00","License Required $100.00 $50.00 $150.00","Failure to Obtain Permit $150.00 $100.00 $200.00"]},{"url":"https://belcarra.ca/assets/media/2019/05/vob-bylaw-256_municipal_ticketing.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 256, 1997 (PDF), Village of Belcarra","section":"Schedule 3","quotes":["construction noise on a Sunday 3(c) $100.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"early_payment":{"label":"Paying early","value":"Yes. A notice paid within 14 days of receiving it (or being presumed to have received it) carries the lower early-payment amount, for example $100 instead of $160 for a parking ticket.","short":"Lower amount if paid in 14 days (e.g. $100 for $160)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://belcarra.ca/assets/media/2024/09/Bylaw-520-2018-Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 520, 2018 (PDF, consolidated), Village of Belcarra","section":"s. 6.1.2","quotes":["within 14 days of the person receiving or being presumed to have received the notice, is the Early Payment Penalty set out in column A2 of Schedule A"]},{"url":"https://belcarra.ca/municipal-hall/parking-tickets/","title":"Parking Tickets, Village of Belcarra","section":"Parking Tickets page","quotes":["If paid within the first 14 days, the fee is $100."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"late_payment":{"label":"Paying late","value":"More than 28 days after receiving the notice, the late-payment amount applies, for example $240 for a parking ticket, which then moves to collections.","short":"Higher amount after 28 days (e.g. $240); collections","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://belcarra.ca/assets/media/2024/09/Bylaw-520-2018-Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 520, 2018 (PDF, consolidated), Village of Belcarra","section":"s. 6.1.3","quotes":["If more than 28 days after the person received or is presumed to have received the bylaw notice, is subject to a late payment surcharge"]},{"url":"https://belcarra.ca/municipal-hall/parking-tickets/","title":"Parking Tickets, Village of Belcarra","section":"Parking Tickets page","quotes":["after 28 days the fee increases to $240 and the ticket moves to collections"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"dispute":{"label":"Disputing a ticket","value":"Within 14 days of receiving the notice, pay or request dispute adjudication on the Bylaw Notice form (in person, by mail or online); a Screening Officer reviews it first, and an adjudicator hears unresolved disputes. A person who loses pays an extra $25. Disputes are not allowed after 14 days.","short":"Within 14 days; extra $25 if you lose","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://belcarra.ca/assets/media/2024/09/Bylaw-520-2018-Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 520, 2018 (PDF, consolidated), Village of Belcarra","section":"ss. 7.1, 7.2, 8.2","quotes":["Request dispute adjudication by filling in the appropriate portion of the Bylaw Notice form","no person may dispute the notice after 14 days of receiving the Bylaw Notice","must pay the Municipality an additional fee of $25"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Village of Belcarra Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 520, 2018 (Bylaw Notice Dispute Adjudication Registry)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://belcarra.ca/assets/media/2024/09/Bylaw-520-2018-Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 520, 2018 (PDF, consolidated), Village of Belcarra","section":"s. 1.1","quotes":["This Bylaw may be cited as Village of Belcarra Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 520, 2018 (Bylaw Notice Dispute Adjudication Registry)."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThere are two systems. Bylaw notices under the [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 520, 2018]() cover the contraventions listed in its Schedule A. Older municipal tickets under the [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 256, 1997]() (fines up to $500) cover bylaws in its schedules. Officers include designated RCMP members and bylaw enforcement officers.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Within 14 days of receiving a bylaw notice, either pay it or request dispute adjudication on the Bylaw Notice form (in person, by mail or online).\n2. A Screening Officer reviews the dispute first, and an adjudicator hears unresolved disputes.\n3. Disputes are not allowed after 14 days.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Common bylaw notices, full / early (within 14 days) / late (more than 28 days): unlawful parking $160 / $100 / $240; number of dogs $75 / $50 / $100; nuisance dog $100 / $75 / $150; no business licence $100 / $50 / $150; no building permit $150 / $100 / $200.\n- Municipal ticket: construction noise $100.\n- Water restriction offences have the same amount early, standard and late.\n- A person who loses a dispute pays an extra $25.\n- Unsightly property is not listed in either schedule for a current bylaw.\n- The Parking Tickets page says the fee rises to $160 after 14 days; the bylaw's late-payment amount applies after 28 days. Check the notice itself for what you owe.","sources":[{"url":"https://belcarra.ca/assets/media/2024/09/Bylaw-520-2018-Bylaw-Notice-Enforcement-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 520, 2018 (PDF, consolidated), Village of Belcarra","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://belcarra.ca/assets/media/2019/05/vob-bylaw-256_municipal_ticketing.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 256, 1997 (PDF), Village of Belcarra","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://belcarra.ca/municipal-hall/parking-tickets/","title":"Parking Tickets, Village of Belcarra","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/belcarra/bylaw-fines/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/belcarra/bylaw-fines.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/belcarra/bylaw-fines.json"}}