Richmond Hill By-law 43-20, s. 7.1 — Alternative to Charge In lieu of laying a charge under the Municipal Act for a breach of any provision of this by-law, a Municipal By-law Enforcement Officer may issue a penalty notice to the Person who has contravened this by-law in accordance with the service requirements of the Corporation’s Administrative Penalty By-law. For greater certainty, the Municipal By-law Enforcement Officer has the discretion to either proceed by way of an administrative penalty or a charge laid under the Municipal Act, if an administrative penalty is issued to a Person for the breach, no charge shall be laid against that same Person for the same breach
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Alternative to Charge In lieu of laying a charge under the Municipal Act for a breach of any provision of this by-law, a Municipal By-law Enforcement Officer may issue a penalty notice to the Person who has contravened this by-law in accordance with the service requirements of the Corporation’s Administrative Penalty By-law. For greater certainty, the Municipal By-law Enforcement Officer has the discretion to either proceed by way of an administrative penalty or a charge laid under the Municipal Act, if an administrative penalty is issued to a Person for the breach, no charge shall be laid against that same Person for the same breach.
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- 6.9 Second or Subsequent Offence For the purposes of this by-law, an offence is a second or subsequent offence if the act giving rise to the offence occurred after a conviction had been entered at an earlier date for the same offence
- 7 – Administrative Penalties
- 7.2 Amount - Payment A Person served with a Penalty Notice shall be liable to pay to the Corporation an administrative penalty in the amount specified in Schedule “A” of the Administrative Penalty By-law. An administrative penalty for a contravention of this by-law that is not paid within 15 days after the day it becomes due and payable, constitutes a debt of the Person to the Corporation and may be added to a municipal tax roll and collected in the same manner as municipal taxes
- 7.3 Procedures A Person who is issued a Penalty Notice shall be subject to the procedures as provided for in the Corporation’s Administrative Penalty By-law
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