Alternatively, the person will have the right, within a limited time, to dispute the parking penalty by requesting a
Screening Review meeting. When the new system is in place, you will be able to schedule a Screening Review meeting:
- by phoning 311 for Brampton residents (
905-874-2404 for others)
- in person at the Ontario Court of Justice, Provincial Offences Office - 5 Ray Lawson Blvd. (Southwest corner of Hurontario (Highway 10) and Ray Lawson Blvd., Brampton Ontario)
The Screening Review meeting will be overseen by a Screening Officer, who has the authority to uphold, cancel or reduce the parking penalty.
The holder of the penalty notice has up to 15 days after the Screening Officer’s decision to appeal the outcome of the Screening Review meeting to a
Hearing Review Meeting. The Hearing Officer’s decision, following the Hearing Review meeting, will be final.
What is different?
The current process for disputing parking tickets is through the judicial system. Currently wait times to appeal a parking ticket can be as much as a year. AMPS however, will be fully managed by the City of Brampton and both Screening Review meetings and subsequent Hearing Review appeals to the Screening Review are expected to be resolved within several weeks from the date of the parking penalty being issued.
With AMPS replacing the current judicial process for appealing parking tickets, valuable court time will be freed up and utilized by our courts to deal with more serious issues.
The City of Brampton’s new AMPS program will also provide the public with greater flexibility as to where, when and how they can interact with the City in resolving their parking penalty, creating a more streamlined, customer-focused service.
