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Fines and penalty points chart

Below is a listing of Motor Vehicle Act offences, with related fines and driver penalty points. Please note that all traffic and driving offences may not appear on this list. (See Other information sources, below).

(Want to know the driver penalty point premium amount associated with a specific number of points accumulated and assessed? See the Driver penalty point (DPP) premium chart.)

Motor Vehicle Act section Description Fine*
$
Driver Penalty Points
24(1) No driver's licence/wrong class 138 3
24(3)(b) Drive without insurance 598 0
25(15) Drive contrary to restriction (e.g., not wearing corrective lenses) 109 3
33(1) Fail to produce driver's licence or insurance 81 0
121 Unsafe driving of maintenance or construction vehicle 109 2
123 Fail to obey police direction 109 2
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125 Disobey traffic control device 121 2
127(1)(a)(ii) Fail to yield to pedestrian 167 2
127(1)(a)(iii) Fail to yield to vehicle - green light 167 2
128(1)(a) Yellow light at intersection / no stop before intersection 167 2
128(2)(a) Yellow light - no intersection 109 2
129(1) Red light at intersection 167 2
129(3) Fail to yield - right turn - red light 167 2
129(4)(b) Fail to yield left turn - red light 167 2
129(5)(a) Red light - no intersection 167 2
130(1)(a) Fail to yield or disobey green arrow 167 2
130(2)(a)(i) Fail to stop - yellow arrow - marked crosswalk 167 2
130(2)(a)(ii) Fail to stop - yellow arrow - intersection 167 2
130(2)(b) Fail to yield - yellow arrow - pedestrian. 167 2
131(1)(a) Red flashing light at intersection 167 2
131(2)(a) Red flashing light - no intersection 138 2
131(3)(a) Yellow flashing light at intersection 167 2
131(4)(a) Yellow flashing light - no intersection 138 2
131(5)(a) Fail to yield at green flashing light 167 2
134 Fail to obey lane direction control signal 121 2
140 Disobey construction signs 196-253 3
141 Disobey flagman 196 3
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143 Drive over newly painted lines 109 2
144(1)(a) Drive without due care 368 6
144(1)(b) Drive without consideration 196 6
144(1)(c) Speed relative to conditions 167 3
145(1) Slow driving 121 3
146(1) Speed in/outside municipality 138-196 3
146(3) Speed against highway sign 138-196 3
146(5) Speed against area sign 138-196 3
146(7) Speed against municipal sign 138-196 3
146(11) Speed on municipal lane 138 3
147(1) Speed in school zone 196-253 3
147(2) Speed in playground zone 196-253 3
148(1) Excessive speed 368-483 3
149 Fail to stop for school bus 167 3
150(1) Fail to keep right 109 3
150(2) Slow vehicle not on right 109 3
150(3) Fail to keep right of rotary traffic island 109 3
151(a) Unsafe lane change 109 2
151(b) Lane change solid line 109 2
151(c) Change lanes without signal 109 2
151(d) Left turn from wrong lane 109 2
151(e) Right turn from wrong lane 109 2
151(f) Illegal pass on laned roadway 109 2
151(g) Slow moving in wrong lane 109 3
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154 Passing when meeting oncoming vehicle 109 3
155(1)(a) Cross solid double line 109 3
155(1)(b)(i) Fail to keep right of double broken or solid line 109 3
155(1)(b)(ii) Cross solid broken line 109 3
155(1)(c) Fail to keep right of single broken/solid line 109 3
157(1)(a) Fail to pass at safe distance 109 3
157(1)(b) Fail to complete pass safely 109 3
157(2)(a) Fail to yield to passing vehicle 109 3
157(2)(b) Increase speed while being passed 109 3
158(1) Pass on right 109 2
158(2)(a) Unsafe pass on right 109 2
158(2)(b) Pass on right off roadway 109 2
159 Unsafe pass on left 109 3
160 Pass without clear view 109 3
161 Disobey traffic sign or signal 121 2
162(1) Follow too closely 109 3
162(2) Commercial vehicle follow too closely 109 3
162(3) Fail to leave sufficient space between vehicles for passing 109 3
163(a) Drive over highway divider 109 3
163(b) Fail to keep right on divided highway 109 3
164(1) Enter controlled access highway 109 3
164(2) Leave controlled access highway 109 3
165(5) Improper turn at intersection 109 3
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166 Improper left turn - no intersection 121 2
167 Improper right turn - no intersection 121 2
168(a) Unsafe U-turn 121 2
168(b)(iii) Prohibited U-turn 121 2
168(b)(iv) U-turn - intersection 167 2
168(b)(v) U-turn - business district 121 2
169 Unsafe start 109 2
170(1) No signal on turn 121 2
170(2) Inadequate signal on turn 121 2
170(3) Fail to signal stop or decrease in speed 121 2
171(2) Drive vehicle without signal device 109 2
172(2) No proper signalling equipment for right-hand drive vehicle 109 2
173 Fail to yield at uncontrolled intersection 167 2
174 Fail to yield on left turn/fail to yield to left turn vehicle 167 2
175(1) Fail to yield after stop 167 2
175(2) Fail to yield to vehicle leaving stop 167 2
176(1) Emerging vehicle - fail to stop 121 2
176(2) Emerging vehicle - fail to yield 121 2
177 Fail to yield for emergency vehicle 109 3
179(1) Fail to yield to pedestrian 167 3
179(3) Pass vehicle yielding for pedestrian 167 3
179(4) Disobey school guard/patrol 167 3
181 Fail to exercise duty to pedestrian 138 2
185(1) Fail to stop or leave safely at railway crossing 109 2
185(2) Drive past railway crossing gate 109 2
185(4)(e) Commercial vehicle - no stop at railway crossing 109 2
185(5) Fail to proceed with caution at railway crossing 109 2
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186 Disobey stop sign 167 3
191(2)(a) Unsecured motor vehicle 81 0
193 Reverse into intersection 121 2
193 Reverse when unsafe 109 2
194(1) Operate motorcycle - not on seat 121 2
194(3) Permit unlawfully seated passenger on motorcycle 109 2
194(4) Operate motorcycle - more than two abreast 109 2
196 Improper operation of vehicle on canyon, defile, or on mountain road 109 2
197 Coast down grade illegally 121 2
198 Follow fire truck too closely or park near fire truck 81 2
199 Drive over fire hose 81 2
200 Drive on sidewalk 81 2
203(1) Open door while unsafe 81 2

Motor Vehicle Act Regulations

7A.01 Unnecessary noise 109 3

Fines Levied By Courts

70(1)(a) Illegal use of driver's licence or permit 115 — 2300 0
234(1) Driving while suspended 300 — 2000 10
  Motor vehicle related Criminal Code offences   10
Note: above 10-point penalties are examples only. A complete list can be found in the Motor Vehicle Act Regulations.

* Note: All provincial fines include a 15% surcharge. This is called the Victim Surcharge Levy. The full 15% is deposited in a special account. From there, the funds are distributed to a variety of victim service programs throughout B.C.

Other information sources

Other Motor Vehicle Act offences and offences relating to traffic laws, including offences under the Criminal Code, carry fines.

For a list of some offences that carry fines and the amount of those fines, see Schedule 2 of the Violation Ticket Administration and Fines Regulation under the Offence Act Regulations.

For a complete list of offences that carry points, see the Motor Vehicle Act Regulations.

Call Crown Publications (1-250-386-4636) to order a copy of motor vehicle-related Offence Act Regulations or the Motor Vehicle Act Regulations.