How to request a meeting with the prosecutor

This page is a public educational walkthrough. It is not a retainer, a court form, or a promise about your result. For legal advice, you should contact an appropriate Lawyer or Paralegal specializing in the area of law you need assistance with.

1. Use the option on the offence notice

   Many tickets let you request a meeting instead of a trial date. The notice says where to file and the deadline. A phone call to a friend is not a filing.

2. File the request the way the ticket says

   Some offices use a box on the ticket. Some use a Notice of Intention to Appear and then schedule a meeting. Follow that ticket, not a blog from another city.

3. Bring the ticket, your licence, and a short note

   Write what you want: lower fine, different facts, or more time. The prosecutor does not have to accept any offer.

4. If you reach an agreement, get it on the court record

   A hallway conversation is not the order. The clerk or justice records the result.

5. If there is no agreement, you still need the trial date

   Missing the later date can mean a conviction without your evidence.

Official law on this site: provincial-offences.

Disclaimer: Know The Law publishes legal information for the public, not legal advice. Court forms, fees and filing channels change. Read the official statute text and the official form page linked from this guide before you act. We do not represent you and we do not file documents for you. For legal advice, you should contact an appropriate Lawyer or Paralegal specializing in the area of law you need assistance with.