Electronic Ticketing Program (Details)

Name of province/ territory:

Saskatchewan

City/ Region:

Saskatchewan

Description of Initiative:

The Saskatchewan Ministry of Justice, in partnership with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), has launched a new E-ticketing pilot program. The new method uses in-car consoles and printers to quickly scan a driver's licence, digitally record the fine information, and print the ticket on the spot. Fine information is then uploaded to the Ministry of Justice’s Fine Collection Branch on a nightly basis.

Initiative Key Objectives:

E-ticketing reduces the time commitment and cost involved in issuing traffic tickets—for both police agencies and the Ministry of Justice. It also ensures that the information on each ticket is completely accurate and legible.

This program creates tremendous efficiencies for government and police. Previously, RCMP officers prepared tickets by hand, manually recorded them at the detachment, and mailed copies to the Ministry of Justice to be processed.

Section Responsible for Implementation:

'F' Division

Key Contact:

Jeff M. Soroka
jeff.soroka@rcmp-grc.gc.ca

Groups/ Agencies/ Key Partners Involved:

  • other police services
  • other government departments/agencies

Level of Involvement (consultative - information sharing) and/or cooperative - direct involvement):

N/A

Amount of Time Initiative has been in Place:

The pilot was launched on November 25, 2013, with two RCMP patrol cars in Pilot Butte and two additional patrol cars in Yorkton. With the pilot fully rolled out by the end of January 2014, more than 90 RCMP cruisers across the province have been outfitted with the equipment. The pilot was done in 'H' Division (Nova Scotia). At the request of our partner, Saskatchewan Justice, the pilot was rolled out progressively so that courts in each area had time to adapt.

Reason for Undertaking the Initiative:

In 2012, the RCMP issued roughly 49,000 traffic tickets, all of which RCMP officers and Ministry of Justice employees had to process by hand. In the long term, this technology could reduce the number of hand-processed traffic tickets by more than 50%.

Resources Required to Implement this Initiative:

Upgrading the computer system cost the Ministry of Justice roughly $250,000. In the long term, significant savings at the Fine Collection Branch and in the courts will more than offset this cost.

Method of Implementation:

Currently, a pilot project is being rolled out across the province.

Key Outcomes of the Initiative:

The key outcome is expected to be a significant reduction in the amount of time and money spent on issuing, printing and processing tickets for minor traffic offences. In the long run, this type of technology will allow the RCMP to spend less time on traffic fines and focus more on serious criminal offences.

Availability of a Communication Strategy:

Yes

Key Messages used to Publicize the Initiative:

E-ticketing reduces the time commitments and costs involved in issuing traffic tickets—for both police agencies and the Ministry of Justice.

Forms of Evaluation by which the Initiative will be Assessed:

  • n/a

Evaluation Completed or Community Feedback Received:

No

Summary of the Outcomes:

N/A

Summary of the Performance Measure Data Collected:

N/A

Economics of Policing Pillars:

Further Details:

N/A

Additional Comments or Suggestions:

N/A

Record Entry Date:

2015-03-01

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