Surrey bylaw fines and how tickets work
What are the common bylaw fines?
Short answer
The City of Surrey uses two ticket systems side by side: bylaw notices (a penalty with early and late amounts) and municipal tickets (a fixed fine, up to $1,000). For example, noise is $200 as a bylaw notice and $250 as a municipal ticket. Pay a bylaw notice within 14 days for the lower amount.
Key facts
| How tickets work | Surrey uses two systems. Bylaw notices under the Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw (smaller penalties with early and late amounts, disputed through City screening officers and adjudication). Municipal tickets under the Municipal Ticket Information Utilization By-law (fixed fines, up to $1,000). Tickets are issued by bylaw enforcement officers, which include RCMP, Surrey police, bylaw officers, parking patrollers and animal services officers.Surrey Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw, 2016, No. 18691, Schedule A, s. 3.1, 9.1; Surrey Municipal Ticket Information Utilization By-law, 1994, No. 12508, preamble, s. 1, 2; Bylaw Enforcement Notice (BEN), intro · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingThe bylaw contraventions designated in Schedule A may be dealt with by bylaw notice. members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police; animal services officers, or other persons acting in another capacity on set fines not exceeding $1000 for contraventions of designated by-laws. may be enforced by means of a ticket in the form prescribed for the purpose of Section allows the municipality to resolve minor bylaw disputes at the local level rather than through the Provincial Court system. |
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| Common fines | Bylaw notice / municipal ticket: unlicensed dog $200 / $200; dog at large $300 / $300; noise $200 / $250 (construction noise $450 / $500); unsightly property $300 / $500. Parking (bylaw notice only): parked beyond 72 hours $80; parked near a hydrant $80.Surrey Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw, 2016, No. 18691, Schedule A, Parts 3, 4, 7, 27; Surrey Municipal Ticket Information Utilization By-law, 1994, No. 12508, Schedules 4, 8, 21 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wording19105 7 Fail to licence dog $200.00 $150.00 $250.00 19105 35 Animal at large $300.00 $250.00 $350.00 7044 1.B.1 Noise from public place $200.00 $150.00 $250.00 16393 2.1 Permit unsightly property $300.00 $250.00 $350.00 13007 69(4) Park near hydrant $80.00 $55.00 $105.00 No 3. Fail to licence 7 $200.00 1. Noise from public place 1.B.1 $250.00 1. Permit unsightly property 2.1 $500.00 |
| Paying early | Pay within 14 days of receiving (or being presumed to have received) the bylaw notice and the lower early payment amount in the schedule applies (for example $150 instead of $200). The municipal ticket schedule sets one fine with no early discount.Surrey Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw, 2016, No. 18691, Schedule A, s. 4.1.2 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingthe early payment amount set out in column A5 of Schedule A if payment is received by the City within 14 days of the person receiving or being presumed to have received the bylaw notice |
| Paying late | If more than 34 days have passed since you received (or are presumed to have received) the bylaw notice, the higher late payment amount applies (for example $250 instead of $200). If a hearing upholds the notice and it is not paid within 34 days of the decision, the late amount applies.Surrey Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw, 2016, No. 18691, Schedule A, s. 4.1.3, 4.2 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingthe late payment amount set out in column A6 of Schedule A if more than 34 days increased to the late payment amount set out in column A6 of Schedule A. |
| Disputing a ticket | For a bylaw notice: within 14 days of receiving it, either pay or request dispute adjudication, online (surrey.ca) or by delivering or mailing the dispute form to City of Surrey, Bylaw & Licensing Division, 13450 104 Avenue, Surrey, BC V3T 1V8. A screening officer reviews it first. If you lose at adjudication you pay the penalty plus a $25 fee, and you lose the early payment discount. Adjudicators cannot reduce the penalty. Phone 604-591-4178, Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.Surrey Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw, 2016, No. 18691, Schedule A, s. 5.1, 5.2, 6.3; Bylaw Enforcement Notice (BEN), Disputing an enforcement notice; Parking Ticket Disputes, Hearing process · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingwithin 14 days of the date on which the or by completing the online dispute form on the City of Surrey website at www.surrey.ca. must pay the City an additional fee of $25 for the purpose of the City recovering All disputes must be submitted within 14 days of the Date of Service. Adjudicators cannot reduce the bylaw notice penalty amount please call the Bylaw Adjudication & Appeal Centre at 604-591-4178, Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm. plus an additional $25 administrative fee |
| Bylaw | Surrey Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw, 2016, No. 18691; Surrey Municipal Ticket Information Utilization By-law, 1994, No. 12508Surrey Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw, 2016, No. 18691, Schedule A, s. 1.1; Surrey Municipal Ticket Information Utilization By-law, 1994, No. 12508, s. 7 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingSurrey Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw, 2016, No. 18691 This By-law may be cited as "Surrey Municipal Ticket Information Utilization By-law, 1994, |
How it works
Surrey has two ticket systems; they are not a conflict. Bylaw notices under the Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 18691 carry smaller penalties with early and late amounts, and are disputed through City screening officers and adjudication. Municipal tickets under the Municipal Ticket Information Utilization By-law 12508 are fixed fines of up to $1,000. Bylaw enforcement officers issue both, including RCMP, Surrey police, bylaw officers, parking patrollers and animal services officers. Many offences appear in both lists with different amounts.
Examples (bylaw notice / municipal ticket)
- Unlicensed dog: $200 / $200
- Dog at large: $300 / $300
- Noise: $200 / $250 (construction noise $450 / $500)
- Unsightly property: $300 / $500
- Parked beyond 72 hours: $80 (bylaw notice only); parked near a hydrant: $80 (bylaw notice only)
Good to know
- Pay a bylaw notice within 14 days of receiving it (or being presumed to have received it) and the lower early amount applies, for example $150 instead of $200.
- After 34 days, the higher late amount applies, for example $250 instead of $200. If a hearing upholds the notice, the late amount applies if you do not pay within 34 days of the decision.
- To dispute a bylaw notice, within 14 days either pay or request adjudication, online or by delivering or mailing the dispute form to the Bylaw & Licensing Division. A screening officer reviews it first.
- If you lose at adjudication you pay the penalty plus a $25 fee and lose the early discount. Adjudicators cannot reduce the penalty.
- The files we read do not say how to dispute a municipal ticket; ask the City.
Official forms and pages
The same question in other places
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Bylaw tickets in British Columbia: early payment, late payment and disputes by municipality →
Sources
- Surrey Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw, 2016, No. 18691, Schedule A (read 2026-11-05)
- Surrey Municipal Ticket Information Utilization By-law, 1994, No. 12508 (PDF) (read 2026-11-05)
- Bylaw Enforcement Notice (BEN), City of Surrey (read 2026-11-05)
- Parking Ticket Disputes, City of Surrey (read 2026-11-05)
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