The Ministry of Justice and the RCMP are using new electronic ticketing equipment to reduce the amount of time spent on traffic offenses in the province.
The new method uses in-car consoles and printers to quickly scan drivers' licenses, digitally record the fine information, and print the ticket on the spot. Fine information is then uploaded to the Ministry of Justice's Fine Collections branch on a nightly basis.
"This significantly reduces the amount of time and taxpayer money spent on issuing, printing and processing minor traffic offenses," Justice Minister and Attorney General Gordon Wyant says. "In the long run, this type of technology allows police forces to spend less time on traffic fines and focus more on serious criminal offenses."
The pilot launched on November 25 with two RCMP patrol cars in Pilot Butte. Two more RCMP patrol cars went live with the technology in Yorkton last week. By the time the pilot wraps up at the end of January 2014, more than 90 RCMP cruisers across the province will be outfitted with the equipment.
