Fine payment

For Immediate Roadside Sanctions

All other fines and tickets

Make a full payment for a:

• Violation Ticket – Offence Notice
• Violation Ticket – Summons
• Notice of Conviction
• Time to Pay Notice

If you fully pay your ticket by its due date, you won’t:

• be charged a late fee
• need to attend court

The final online unit price of a ticket is made up of the:

• fine amount
• fees

To make a payment, you’ll need the following:

• ticket number:
  • for a Time to Pay Notice, use the docket number
• valid credit or debit card (VISA Credit, VISA Debit, MasterCard, American Express, Interac Online)
• email address to receive your receipt
• current web browser (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Internet Explorer 9 or higher)

Pay your fine online

‘Ticket Not Found’ message

If a ‘Ticket Not Found’ message appears when you click the ‘Pay Your Fine Online’ button, your payment options depend on the age of your ticket.

Recent ticket

The ticket hasn’t been entered into the online ticket payment system, yet. In this case, you can:

• pay the ticket online at a later date – up to and including the appearance date on the ticket
• pay the ticket at a registry office or courthouse
• mail your ticket and payment

Older ticket

If your ticket was issued more than 2 years ago, you can either:

• pay the ticket at a registry office or courthouse
• mail your ticket and payment

Other ways to pay

Any ticket or fine you can pay online can also be paid in person or through the mail.

If you fully pay your ticket on or before its due date, you won’t be charged a late fee.

In-person

To make a full or partial payment, pay at either a:

• registry agent
• Provincial Court location

Due to COVID-19, do not attend the courthouse without first contacting the court by telephone or email.

Information about traffic court operations during the pandemic is updated regularly on the COVID-19 Traffic Court webpage.

Dispute your ticket

If you wish to dispute your traffic ticket or request more time to pay, please contact the courthouse listed on your ticket.

Provincial Court locations and contact information.

Mail

Send your ticket and full payment only to:

Provincial Ticket Production Centre
601 5th Street SW
Calgary, Alberta  T2P 5P7

Your payment must be by cheque or money order made out to the Government of Alberta. Write your ticket number on the back.

Overdue tickets

All overdue tickets are:

• charged a late fee if you don’t pay a ticket by its due date
• eventually transferred to the Fines Enforcement Program for collection

Traffic tickets

You must fully pay an overdue traffic ticket and late fee before a registry agent will provide you with vehicle-related services. If you pay this ticket online, you can get these services from a registry agent later that day by showing them your payment receipt.

Non-traffic tickets

You must fully pay an overdue non-traffic ticket and late fee before a registry agent will provide you with vehicle-related services. If you pay this ticket online, you can get these services from a registry agent later that day by showing them your payment receipt.

Fine option program for non-traffic tickets

The Crown may offer this program to you if:

• you are an adult
• you are a first or second-time offender
• you admit you are guilty and you want to take part
• not paying your fine means you go to jail

If you are approved for this program:

• you can do community work for minimum wage until your fine is paid off
• you might avoid getting a criminal record

Cost of fines

Monetary penalties associated with driving violations can be viewed in Parts 31-33 of the Procedures Regulation (AR 63/2017) of the Provincial Offences Procedures Act.

Please note the amounts listed do not include surcharges and fees.

You can also purchase a Specified Penalty Listing which lists all offences and related penalties and includes surcharges.

To purchase a listing, you can call 780-427-4952 or order online.

Schedules 1 and 2 of the Demerit Point Program and Service of Documents Regulation of the Traffic Safety Act lists all Alberta driving offences carrying demerit points.

Get help

For questions about a ticket, an over-due ticket or the Fine Option Program, contact:

Resolution and Court Administration Services
Hours: 8:15 am to 4:30 pm (open Monday to Friday, closed statutory holidays)
Phone: 1-855-738-4747

To ask to reduce a ticket’s fine, or to fight a ticket or a summons, follow the instructions on the ticket.