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title: Stewart bylaw fines and how tickets work
question: "What are the common bylaw fines in Stewart?"
place: Stewart, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/stewart
category: Bylaws, noise and complaints
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owner_body: District of Stewart
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# Stewart bylaw fines and how tickets work

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

**Short answer:** Stewart's Bylaw Enforcement Department enforces District bylaws and issues municipal tickets once a complaint is received. The ticket amounts could not be read because the ticket bylaw is a scanned image. Call 250-636-2251 for amounts.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (District of Stewart, https://districtofstewart.com)  
**Cost:** Ticket amounts not readable. Court maximums: Traffic Regulation Bylaw $2,000; Water Connection Bylaw $10,000.  
**Where:**
- Phone: District of Stewart (Bylaw Enforcement), 250-636-2251 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)

## Key facts

- **How tickets work:** The Bylaw Enforcement Department enforces the District's bylaws and issues municipal tickets. Bylaws are enforced once a complaint is received.
  - Source: [Bylaw Enforcement, Enforcement page](https://districtofstewart.com/district-hall/bylaws/bylaw-enforcement-education-forms)
  - Official wording: "The Bylaw Enforcement Department is responsible for the enforcement of Stewart's bylaws and issuance of municipal tickets."
  - Source: [Bylaw Complaint Form, Complaint Form page](https://districtofstewart.com/district-hall/bylaws/bylaw-enforcement-complaint-form)
  - Official wording: "Bylaws are enforced once a complaint is received."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Common fines:** Ticket amounts could not be read. Maximum court fines on conviction: Traffic Regulation Bylaw not more than $2,000; Water Connection Bylaw up to $10,000.
  - Source: [Traffic Regulation Bylaw No. 995, 2022, Part VII s. 1(b)](https://districtofstewart.civicweb.net/document/18094/)
  - Official wording: "summary conviction to pay a fine not exceeding the sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00). N0tiC€l 2. (a) The Chief of Police and/orthe Bylaw Enforcement Officer is"
  - Source: [Water Connection Bylaw No. 873, 2013, s. 5.1](https://districtofstewart.civicweb.net/document/918/)
  - Official wording: "shall on summary conviction be liable to a maximum fine of up to" … "$10,000."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Paying early:** Not confirmed. The Municipal Ticket Information System bylaw is posted as a scanned image that could not be read.
- **Paying late:** Traffic Regulation Bylaw: if the person does not pay the fine within thirty (30) days of the Notice being issued, the penalty sections apply.
  - Source: [Traffic Regulation Bylaw No. 995, 2022, Part VII s. 2(e)](https://districtofstewart.civicweb.net/document/18094/)
  - Official wording: "fails to pay the appropriate fine to the District within" … "thirty (30) days"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Disputing a ticket:** Not confirmed. The Municipal Ticket Information System bylaw is posted as a scanned image that could not be read.
- **Bylaw:** Municipal Ticket Information System bylaw No. 968, 2020 (name and number as listed in the District's bylaw library)
  - Source: [Bylaw library (Municipal Ticket Information System bylaw No. 968, 2020), Bylaw library listing](https://districtofstewart.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/136/)
  - Official wording: "968-2020-DOSBL-Municipal Ticket Information System"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

The Bylaw Enforcement Department enforces Stewart's bylaws and issues municipal tickets. Bylaws are enforced once a complaint is received. Tickets are set under the [Municipal Ticket Information System bylaw No. 968, 2020](https://districtofstewart.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/136/), whose posted copy is a scanned image with no readable text.

## Good to know

- Ticket amounts, early-payment discounts and how to dispute a ticket could not be read. Ask the District office at 250-636-2251.
- Court maximums on conviction: the [Traffic Regulation Bylaw](https://districtofstewart.civicweb.net/document/18094/) not more than $2,000; the [Water Connection Bylaw](https://districtofstewart.civicweb.net/document/918/) up to $10,000. These are court maximums, not ticket amounts.
- Under the Traffic Regulation Bylaw, if the fine is not paid to the District within 30 days of the notice being issued, the penalty sections apply. This is for traffic offences only.

## Official forms and pages

- [Bylaw Complaint Form, District of Stewart](https://districtofstewart.com/district-hall/bylaws/bylaw-enforcement-complaint-form)

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## 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)
- [New Hazelton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Prince Rupert](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-rupert/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Smithers](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/smithers/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Kitimat](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Granisle](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/bylaw-fines.md)
- [Houston](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/houston/bylaw-fines.md)

## Sources

- [Bylaw Enforcement, District of Stewart](https://districtofstewart.com/district-hall/bylaws/bylaw-enforcement-education-forms) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Bylaw Complaint Form, District of Stewart](https://districtofstewart.com/district-hall/bylaws/bylaw-enforcement-complaint-form) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Bylaw library (Municipal Ticket Information System bylaw No. 968, 2020), District of Stewart](https://districtofstewart.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/136/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Traffic Regulation Bylaw No. 995, 2022 (PDF), District of Stewart](https://districtofstewart.civicweb.net/document/18094/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Water Connection Bylaw No. 873, 2013 (PDF), District of Stewart](https://districtofstewart.civicweb.net/document/918/) (read 2026-11-08)

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