The Town of Newmarket uses the Administrative Monetary Penalty System (AMPS) to process and adjudicate contraventions of its regulatory by-laws and provincial regulations, including parking, licensing, property standards, and animal control.
Note: This website portal is only for paying and disputing fines related to parking, licensing, property standards, and animal control.
For a list of by-laws and related fines issued under the AMPS please refer to Schedules A and B of the Consolidated Administrative Penalty System By-law [PDF/858KB].
Administrative Monetary Penalty System (AMPS)
AMPS is a municipally administered program that replaces the traditional Court system. The AMPS program is a faster, more flexible and customer focused adjudication process for tickets. One of the main objectives of an AMPS program is to create a simple, accessible, fair and cost-effective system of dealing with contraventions of by-laws or provincial regulations.
The Town of Newmarket uses AMPS to administer tickets for contraventions of its regulatory by-laws and provincial regulations
For more information, view the Administrative Monetary Penalty System By-law.
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When you get a ticket
You have two options when you are issued a ticket (also known as an Administrative Penalty). You can either pay your ticket or dispute your ticket.
To pay your ticket, you can:
- Pay online using one of these payment methods: Visa, MasterCard or American Express (debit is not accepted online)
- Pay in-person using credit, debit or cash at any Town of Newmarket Customer Service Centre (including kiosks) during regular business hours.
- Pay by mail* using a cheque or money order payable to:
Town of Newmarket – Customer Service
395 Mulock Drive
P.O. Box 328, STN Main
Newmarket, ON L3Y 4X7
*If paying by mail, you must be sure to leave enough time for delivery to avoid incurring additional fees.
Dispute process
To dispute your ticket, you can do so online. When you select 'Appeal Ticket', you will need to:
- Explain your reasons(s) for disputing the ticket
- Provide your contact information
- Indicate how you would like to be contacted (phone or email)
Alternatively, you can fill out a paper form at the Town of Newmarket Customer Service Centre during regular business hours.
After you submit the form to appeal your ticket, you will be scheduled for a screening review. Following the screening review, the Screening Officer will issue a written decision. If you are not satisfied with the decision, you may request a Hearing Review.
Late penalties
We recommend you act early to avoid additional administrative fees being added to your total amount payable. You may dispute your ticket within 30 days of the date of issue or deemed served date (if mailed to you) by requesting a Screening Review.
If you do not act within 15 days of being issued a ticket for Parking and other Municipal By-law Contraventions, here's what will happen:
- After 15 days: you will now owe the “Set Amount” (found on your ticket).
- After 30 days: you can no longer dispute the ticket and will now owe the “Late Amount” plus $8.25 Licence Plate Search Fee (if applicable). The Town will have to request the vehicle's Registered Owner information in order to send you a letter advising no action has been taken on the ticket.
- After 45 days: Parking fines will be sent to the Ministry of Transportation (MTO). They will require you pay your total amount payable to the Town in addition to any administrative fees that they may require you to pay before you can have your Ontario Vehicle Permit renewed.
After 45 days, your total amount payable to the Ministry of Transportation will include: the “Late Amount” on the ticket + $8.25 MTO Search Fee + $20 Plate Denial fee. Other municipal by-law fines will be applied to municipal taxes or sent to collections.
If you don't act within 30 days of an Automated Speed Enforcement contravention, here's what will happen:
- You can no longer dispute the ticket (unless you have extenuating circumstances)
- Fines will be sent to the Ministry of Transportation (MTO)
- You will be required to pay your total amount payable to the Town in addition to any administrative fees that they may require you to pay, including a $20 plate denial fee before you can have your Ontario Vehicle Permit renewed
- Fines issued to out-of-province vehicles may be collected by other means available to the Town
For more information on Automated Speed Enforcement fines, visit the Community Safety Camera page.
Fees
Under specific circumstances, additional fees are applied to the Administrative Penalty. Additional fees may include:
- $8.25 Search fee to retrieve the Registered Owner's information from the Ministry of Transportation (MTO)
- $60 No-Show Fee if you fail to attend your confirmed Screening Review or Hearing Review appointment