Administrative Monetary Penalties

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On July 7, 2022, Council approved the use of Administrative Monetary Penalties (AMPs) to address compliance of general bylaw violations more effectively across the Township and reduce the number of minor violations processed through the Provincial Offences Court system.

Authorized under section 434.1 of the Municipal Act, the AMP process means that fines under the Bylaws can now be issued and resolved directly through the Township.

How does this differ from the standard process?

Normally, fines issued under Township Bylaws are permitted by Provincial Offences Act and are processed by the Provincial Offences Court system.

AMPs are an effective alternative to the court system for processing minor by-law violations and in cases where delayed adjudication may encourage continued non-compliance.

Under the AMP process:

Those who are alleged to have contravened the bylaw receive a penalty notice, instead of a Provincial Offences Act ticket.
They may appeal to a screening officer. If not satisfied by the decision, they may take the matter to an external Hearing Officer, the decision of the Hearing Officer is final, and there is no further level of appeal.

Township Enforcement Officers will still be able to issue fines through the standard process, meaning that a fine under a Township bylaw may still result in a Part One Court Summons.

By-Laws Enforced Through AMPS

Received a ticket?

How to pay

In-person

Township Office – 1233 Prince St., Lansdowne ON

By mail

Mail your penalty notice with a cheque payable to the Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands to:

1233 Prince, St., P.O. Box 280, Lansdowne ON K0E 1L0

How to request a review

Fill out the form using the Request a Review button.

Request a Review - Online Form Request a Review - PDF Form

About the appeal process

The AMP appeal process consists of the following steps:

Review by a Screening Officer

Your right to request a review or an extension for a review expires if it has not been exercised before 4:30 p.m. on the 15th day after receipt of the Penalty Notice. If confirmation is not received, it is assumed you have waived the right to request a review. The Administrative Penalty shall be affirmed and will not be subject to review, including review by any Court.

No extension granted under this section will extend beyond the 45th day after receipt of the Penalty Notice.

Your rights, to request a review and an extension to request a review, are exercised by giving the Township a written notice that includes:

The Penalty Notice Number.
Your mailing address and, if applicable, facsimile transmission number and/or email address.
When requesting an extension to request a review, include the reasons for having failed to exercise the right to request a review within the time limit.
Particulars of all grounds upon which the request to review is based; and
Your choice to:
- Meet with a Screening Officer for the review; or to
- Have the review undertaken by a Screening Officer in writing in respect of the particulars you have provided. o In-person – Township Office, 1233 Prince St, open Monday-Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- By telephone - 613-659-2415 ext. 218, Monday-Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

After you submit your review request, the Screening Officer will reach out to you via email when they are ready to review your file.

Meeting a Screening Officer virtually

When you elect to meet with a Screening Officer, you shall be given notice of the date and time of the review.

If you fail to appear at the time and place scheduled for a review, or fail to remain there until the Screening Officer has made a Screening Decision about the Administrative Penalty,

You shall be deemed to have abandoned the request for the review.
The Administrative Penalty shall be deemed to be affirmed will not be subject to review, including review by any Court.
You shall pay to the Township an additional fee – Screening No-Show.

Role of the Screening Officer

The screening officer may:

Extend the time to request a review.
Receive submissions from the officer who issued the Penalty Notice under review; and
Cancel, reduce, or extend the time for payment of the Administrative Penalty and any associated administrative fees where the Screening Officer is satisfied that doing so would maintain the general intent and purpose of the Designated Bylaw and that:
- There is reason to doubt that you contravened the Designated Bylaw; or that.
- You took all reasonable steps to prevent the contravention; or that.
- The cancellation, reduction, or extension of the time for payment is necessary to relieve undue financial hardship.

The Screening Officer must issue a Screening Decision to you in writing.

Appealing the Screening Decision to the Hearings Officer

The right to appeal is limited to:

Those who have been giving a Screening Decision; and
The Director.

Your right to appeal expires if it has not been exercised before 4:30 p.m. On the 15th day after the Screening Decision Date.

Your right to request an extension to appeal expires if it has not been exercised as outlined below before 4:30 p.m. on the 15th day after the Screening Decision Date, at which time:

You shall be deemed to have waived the right to appeal.
The Screening Decision and the Administrative Penalty, as it may have been affected by the Screening Decision, shall be deemed to be affirmed; and
The Screening Decision and the Administrative Penalty, as it may have been affected by the Screening Decision, shall not be subject to review, including review by any Court.
No extension granted will extend beyond the 45th day after the Screening Date.