Statement of offence
Penal proceedings are instituted by means of a statement of offence and commence at the
time the statement is served. Transmission of plea
You are required to enter a plea of guilty or not guilty within 30 days following the date
of service indicated in the part entitled SERVICE in Section "E" of the
statement of offence or in the reference document identified in that same part of Section
E.
If the defendant is a legal person, one of its directors or other officers is required
to sign. The signatory must indicate his quality.
Plea of guilty and payment
If you plead guilty to this offence, you must, at the risk of incurring additional
fees, pay the total amount of fine and costs indicated on the front of this document, in
which case you will be considered as having entered a plea of guilty.
You can make your payment by mail, or at any borough's office.
Please note that it is not possible to make your
payment in a financial institution |
Payment instructions:
- Make your cheque or money order payable to the City of Montreal.
(Do not send cash by mail);
- Print your name and the statement of offence number on the back of the document used for
payment;
- Once payment is made, this document serves as your receipt.
If you choose to make your payment by mail, send your remittance to:
City of Montréal
775 Gosford Street
Montréal (Québec)
H2Y 3B9
For further information, yan can call the
City of Montréal at 514 872-2533 or 514 872-2534
Plea of not guilty
Il you plead not guilty to the offence, enter your plea on the return form attached
hereto. Your plea must be transmitted to the address indicated on the return form.
You will be notified by the Clerk of the Court of the date and time fixed for trial of
the proceeding.
Failure to transmit a plea and the whole amount requested
A defendant who does not transmit a plea or the whole amount of the fine and costs
requested in deemed to have transmitted a plea of not guilty. The proceeding will then be
tried and judgement rendered without further notice and additional costs may be levied.
Preliminary applications
To provide for your defence, you may make, together with your plea of not guilty, the
preliminary applications provided for in sections 168 to 186 of the Code of Penal
Procedure.
Right to counsel
You have a right to counsel at any time.
Seized goods
Please note that if goods have been seized in the present file, a request for their
disposal will be presented by the plaintiff at the time of the judgement.
Information
Surveillance, STM
1265 Berri Street, 10th floor
Montréal (Québec)
H2L 4X4
Phone: 514 280-5168
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