Appeal Processes

No. There are no fees for a review of a penalty notice.

Anyone can make payment on your behalf as long as they have your penalty notice and the licence plate number or name of the person listed on the penalty notice.

Only the registered owner of the vehicle or the person named in the penalty notice may request a screening or hearing.  If someone else is making the request on their behalf, an Authorization of Representative form must be completed and submitted along with the screening or hearing request.

Authorized representatives can be one of the following: a lawyer, a licensed paralegal or a person exempt from the requirement to be licensed by by-law pursuant to the Law Society Act.

Screening decisions are typically emailed within ninety (90) days from the date of infraction. However, processing times may vary depending on the volume of requests.

Check the status of your screening request on Oshawa Ticket Portal.

Hearings will be scheduled on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month.

You can choose one of the following options:

• In-person 
• Virtual
• Written 

In person hearings will be held at City Hall, 50 Centre St. S. 

The penalty will be affirmed. Additionally, the registered owner of the vehicle or the person named on the penalty notice will receive a Failure to Appear fee of $100.

Your right to dispute a penalty notice expires:

• forty-two (42) days from the penalty notice infraction date for screenings
• forty-two (42) days from the screening decision date for hearings

If you miss the deadline to request a screening or a hearing:

• You will be deemed to have waived your right to appeal;
• The penalty (and any decision already made) will be considered final; and
• The matter is not subject to review, including review by any Court.

Failure to pay a penalty notice may lead to additional administrative fees and the following:

Parking penalty notices

The notice will go to the Ontario Registrar of Motor Vehicles for parking penalties. They will deny the renewal of existing or the issuance of new vehicle licence plates.

Non-parking penalty notices

• Revocation or denial of an individual's business licence (where applicable)
• Addition of the outstanding penalty amount to the tax roll for any property in the City where all owners are responsible for payment, to be collected in the same manner as municipal taxes
• Referral of the outstanding amount to a collection agency