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Ticket Dispute

The District of Hope participates in the Upper Fraser Valley Bylaw Adjudication System. A person who receives a Bylaw Offence Notice (ticket) must dispute their ticket within 14 days of the date they received the ticket or are deemed to have received it. You can dispute your ticket online, in person, or by mail as follows:

Dispute online: Submit your dispute through the Online Dispute Portal at fvbylaw.ca.

Dispute in person: Complete the back of the ticket with your contact information and drop off at the Upper Fraser Valley Bylaw Adjudication System registry office located at the City of Chilliwack, 8550 Young Road, Chilliwack, BC, V2P 8A4.

Dispute by mail: Complete the back of the ticket with your contact information and mail Attn: Upper Fraser Valley Bylaw Adjudication System, City of Chilliwack, 8550 Young Road, Chilliwack, BC, V2P 8A4.

When you dispute your ticket, the participating local government will forward a report of the incident to the Screening Officer. The Screening Officer serves independently of local governments to resolve disputes. When the Screening Officer receives the report, you will be contacted to present your side of the incident. At this time, the Screening Officer will seek to resolve the dispute with you.

When the Screening Officer contacts you, they will be seeking to discuss the following:

  • Information concerning the incident that constituted a Bylaw Offence Notice (ticket).
  • The specific bylaw and its provision(s) that were allegedly contravened.
  • The facts on which the contravention allegation is based.
  • The fine for the infraction.
  • The opportunity to enter into a Compliance Agreement - to establish terms and conditions for compliance that the Screening Officer considers necessary or advisable, including periods for payment, amendment of the notice or forgiving of the offence.

If the Screening Officer is unable to resolve the dispute, a Bylaw Adjudication Hearing may be requested. If you choose the option for your bylaw notice to proceed to adjudication, you will lose the early payment discount.

A Bylaw Adjudication Hearing is similar to a court hearing, allowing individuals to have their disputed ticket heard by an independent Adjudicator. The Attorney General's Office of the Province of BC provides the Adjudicator to the Bylaw Adjudication System. Adjudicators only have the authority to consider the offence based on the evidence presented.

The Bylaw Adjudication System is designed so that a lawyer's representation is unnecessary, but you may choose to have a lawyer present if you wish. Upon hearing the evidence, the Adjudicator will render a decision as to whether the offence did or did not take place. The Adjudicator is not at liberty to modify the offence or the penalty.

  • If the Adjudicator finds that the contravention did occur, a $25.00 Adjudication fee is added to the penalty, which becomes payable immediately.
  • If the Adjudicator renders a decision that the offence did not take place, the ticket and all associated charges are cancelled.

For more information regarding the dispute of a ticket, please contact the Upper Fraser Valley Bylaw Adjudication System at (604) 793-2743 or visit the City of Chilliwack, located at 8550 Young Road, Chilliwack, BC.