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title: Maple Ridge bylaw fines and how tickets work
question: "What are the common bylaw fines?"
place: Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
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# Maple Ridge bylaw fines and how tickets work

**Question:** What are the common bylaw fines?

**Short answer:** Maple Ridge uses two ticket systems side by side: a Bylaw Notice and Municipal Ticket Information. Common bylaw notice amounts are $50 for overtime parking, $150 for a dog at large or unlicensed, $300 for disturbing noise and $200 for burning without a permit. Paying within 14 days earns a lower amount.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Maple Ridge, https://www.mapleridge.ca)  
**Cost:** Bylaw notice amounts are in the list below. Early payment is lower; late payment is higher.  
**How long:** Pay or dispute a bylaw notice within 14 days of receiving it.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Ticket payments and questions, 604-467-7305
- In person: City Hall, 11995 Haney Place, Maple Ridge, BC V2X 6A9

## Key facts

- **How tickets work:** Two systems: a Bylaw Notice (under the provincial Local Government Bylaw Notice Enforcement Act; placed on a vehicle or mailed to the registered owner; disputes go to a screening officer, then adjudication) and Municipal Ticket Information (MTI; disputes go to Provincial Court). Tickets are issued by Bylaw Compliance Officers, including RCMP members, parking officers and animal control officers.
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice (Ticket), intro](https://www.mapleridge.ca/community-safety/bylaw-enforcement/bylaw-notice-ticket)
  - Official wording: "A Bylaw Notice may be placed on a vehicle or mailed to the registered owner."
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement (Consolidated) Bylaw No. 7626-2020, Schedule A, s. 10.1](https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/bylaw-notice-enforcement-consolidated-bylaw-no-7626-2020)
  - Official wording: "Members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police;" … "Parking Officers appointed pursuant to the Community Charter;"
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information (MTI), intro](https://www.mapleridge.ca/community-safety/bylaw-enforcement/municipal-ticket-information-mti)
  - Official wording: "whether the contravention of a bylaw requires enforcement by issuance of a municipal ticket or whether to Lay an Information in Provincial Court"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Common fines:** Bylaw notice: dog at large or unlicensed $150; noise that disturbs $300; untidy premises $300; overtime parking $50; parking within 5 m of a hydrant $100; burning without a permit $200. Municipal ticket: the same, except dog at large or unlicensed is $100.
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement (Consolidated) Bylaw No. 7626-2020, Schedule A](https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/bylaw-notice-enforcement-consolidated-bylaw-no-7626-2020)
  - Official wording: "6908-2012 7.1.1 Animal at-large $150 $100 $200 No" … "5122-1994 3 Noise Which Disturbs $300 $250 $350 No" … "6533-2007 3 Untidy/Unsightly Premises $300 $250 $350 Yes" … "6704-2009 11.1 (v) Overtime parking $50 $35 $75 No" … "6704-2009 11.1 (d) $100 $75 $125 No" … "5535-1997 5(d) No permit $200 $150 $250 No"
  - Source: [Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 6929-2012 (Consolidated), Schedules 2, 14, 31](https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/ticket-information-utilization-bylaw-no-6929-2012-consolidated)
  - Official wording: "Animal at-large 7.1.1 $100" … "Untidy/Unsightly Premises 3 $300"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Paying early:** Bylaw notice: pay within 14 days of receiving the notice to get the lower early-payment amount (e.g. $150 becomes $100; $300 becomes $250). Municipal tickets for highway/traffic offences and noise show a discounted amount if paid within 30 days (e.g. $50 becomes $20; $300 becomes $150).
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement (Consolidated) Bylaw No. 7626-2020, Schedule A, s. 5.1(b)](https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/bylaw-notice-enforcement-consolidated-bylaw-no-7626-2020)
  - Official wording: "If received by the City within fourteen (14) days of the person receiving or being" … "the Early Payment Penalty"
  - Source: [Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 6929-2012 (Consolidated), s. 4.5; Schedules 11 and 14](https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/ticket-information-utilization-bylaw-no-6929-2012-consolidated)
  - Official wording: "provided that Municipal Ticket Information is paid within thirty (30)" … "Pay Within 30 Calendar"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Paying late:** Bylaw notice: if paid more than 28 days after receiving the notice, a late-payment surcharge applies (e.g. $150 becomes $200; $300 becomes $350). Unpaid notices and tickets go to a collection agency or legal firm, and the City may take the person to a Provincial Court payment hearing.
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement (Consolidated) Bylaw No. 7626-2020, Schedule A, s. 5.1(c)](https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/bylaw-notice-enforcement-consolidated-bylaw-no-7626-2020)
  - Official wording: "If more than twenty-eight (28) days after the person received or is presumed to have" … "late payment surcharge"
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information (MTI), FAQ](https://www.mapleridge.ca/community-safety/bylaw-enforcement/municipal-ticket-information-mti)
  - Official wording: "Unpaid Bylaw Notices and Municipal Tickets are sent to a collection agency or to a legal firm"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Disputing a ticket:** Bylaw notice: dispute in writing within 14 days of the issue date (back of the notice or the Notice of Appeal form); no phone disputes. A screening officer reviews it, then an adjudication hearing (in person, by phone or in writing). If you lose, pay the full amount plus a $25 fee. MTI: dispute form within 14 days; may go to Provincial Court. A paid ticket cannot be disputed.
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice (Ticket), Disputes](https://www.mapleridge.ca/community-safety/bylaw-enforcement/bylaw-notice-ticket)
  - Official wording: "All disputes must be submitted in writing within 14 days of the date of issue shown on the Bylaw Notice (ticket)." … "plus an additional $25 administrative fee"
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information (MTI), Disputes](https://www.mapleridge.ca/community-safety/bylaw-enforcement/municipal-ticket-information-mti)
  - Official wording: "Disputes must be received within fourteen (14) days of the Ticket issued date"
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement (Consolidated) Bylaw No. 7626-2020, Schedule A, s. 7.3](https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/bylaw-notice-enforcement-consolidated-bylaw-no-7626-2020)
  - Official wording: "must pay the City an additional fee of $25"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 7626-2020; Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 6929-2012
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement (Consolidated) Bylaw No. 7626-2020, Schedule A, s. 1.1](https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/bylaw-notice-enforcement-consolidated-bylaw-no-7626-2020)
  - Official wording: "This bylaw may be cited as “Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 7626 – 2020”."
  - Source: [Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 6929-2012 (Consolidated), title](https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/ticket-information-utilization-bylaw-no-6929-2012-consolidated)
  - Official wording: "Maple Ridge Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 6929-2012"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

Maple Ridge has two ticket systems. A Bylaw Notice, under [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 7626-2020](https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/bylaw-notice-enforcement-consolidated-bylaw-no-7626-2020) and the provincial Local Government Bylaw Notice Enforcement Act, is placed on a vehicle or mailed to the registered owner. Municipal Ticket Information (MTI), under [Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 6929-2012](https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/ticket-information-utilization-bylaw-no-6929-2012-consolidated), is the other. Tickets are issued by Bylaw Compliance Officers, including RCMP members, parking officers and animal control officers. The City pages do not say which offences use which system.

## Common amounts

- Bylaw notice: dog at large or unlicensed $150; noise that disturbs $300; untidy premises $300; overtime parking $50; parking within 5 m of a hydrant $100; burning without a permit $200.
- Municipal ticket: the same, except a dog at large or unlicensed is $100.

## Good to know

- Early payment: pay a bylaw notice within 14 days of receiving it for a lower amount (for example $150 becomes $100; $300 becomes $250). Municipal tickets for highway and traffic offences and for noise show a discounted amount if paid within 30 days (for example $50 becomes $20; $300 becomes $150).
- Late payment: a bylaw notice paid more than 28 days after you receive it costs more (for example $150 becomes $200; $300 becomes $350). Unpaid notices and tickets go to a collection agency or legal firm, and the City may take the person to a Provincial Court payment hearing.
- Disputing a bylaw notice: in writing within 14 days of the issue date (back of the notice or the Notice of Appeal form); no phone disputes. A screening officer reviews it, then there is an adjudication hearing (in person, by phone or in writing). If you lose, you pay the full amount plus a $25 fee.
- Disputing an MTI: use the dispute form within 14 days; it may go to Provincial Court. A paid ticket cannot be disputed.

## Official forms and pages

- [Bylaw Notice Enforcement (Consolidated) Bylaw No. 7626-2020 (PDF)](https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/bylaw-notice-enforcement-consolidated-bylaw-no-7626-2020)
- [Bylaw Notice (Ticket)](https://www.mapleridge.ca/community-safety/bylaw-enforcement/bylaw-notice-ticket)

## Related questions

- [Maple Ridge noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/noise-rules.md)
- [Maple Ridge fireworks rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/fireworks.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Bylaw tickets in British Columbia: early payment, late payment and disputes by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Pitt Meadows](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Port Coquitlam](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Coquitlam](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Anmore](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/anmore/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Township of Langley](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley-township/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Port Moody](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/bylaw-fines.md)

## Sources

- [Bylaw Notice (Ticket), City of Maple Ridge](https://www.mapleridge.ca/community-safety/bylaw-enforcement/bylaw-notice-ticket) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Bylaw Notice Enforcement (Consolidated) Bylaw No. 7626-2020, Schedule A](https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/bylaw-notice-enforcement-consolidated-bylaw-no-7626-2020) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Municipal Ticket Information (MTI), City of Maple Ridge](https://www.mapleridge.ca/community-safety/bylaw-enforcement/municipal-ticket-information-mti) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 6929-2012 (Consolidated) (PDF)](https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/ticket-information-utilization-bylaw-no-6929-2012-consolidated) (read 2026-11-05)

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