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Apply for a review to dispute an Immediate Roadside Sanctions (IRS) notice.
If you are a driver who wishes to dispute your Notice of Administrative Penalty, you can apply for a review through SafeRoads Alberta.
Financial hardship and inconvenience are not grounds for cancellation of your Notice of Administrative Penalty.
An adjudicator cannot consider arguments such as:
The grounds to cancel a Notice of Administrative Penalty for an Immediate Roadside Sanction can be found in section 4 of the SafeRoads Alberta Regulation.
To apply for a review, you must apply within 7 days of receiving the Notice of Administrative Penalty.
The adjudicator will:
The adjudicator will then confirm or cancel the Notice of Administrative Penalty in writing within 30 days from the date you were issued your notice.
You will be notified by your preferred contact method when the adjudicator’s decision is available in the SafeRoads portal.
If you did not choose email or text as your preferred method of contact, a copy of the decision will be delivered by mail to the preferred mailing address as identified in the SafeRoads portal. SafeRoads Alberta has no control over Canada Post delivery dates, so you may receive the mailed copy of the decision after the 30 days.
SafeRoads Alberta decisions for impaired driving sanctions are subject to publication on the Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII) website.
You may seek judicial review of decisions rendered by SafeRoads Alberta by filing an application with the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta, in accordance with section 24(2) of the Provincial Administrative Penalties Act.
If you wish to serve a copy of your Originating Application on the Director by email, visit Service of commencement documents on the Crown for more information.
If you did not apply for a review within 7 days of the date of issuance of your Notice of Administrative Penalty or your review was deemed abandoned, you can submit a request for a late review up to 12 months after the date of the Notice of Administrative Penalty being issued.
To request a late review, you must:
You will be notified of the decision to accept or deny your request through the SafeRoads portal. If your preferred method of contact is phone, you will be telephoned.
See Late Review Request: Information Sheet for additional details.
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