Maple Ridge bylaw fines and how tickets work

What are the common bylaw fines?

Maple Ridge, British ColumbiaChecked against official textSources read 2026-11-05

How it works

Maple Ridge has two ticket systems. A Bylaw Notice, under Bylaw Notice Enforcement 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, 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.