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Measures taken in Saskatchewan’s courts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 are causing delays in dealing with provincial offence tickets, including those issued for violations of public health orders.
The courts have at times been unable to proceed with ticket dockets due to the need to comply with COVID-19 public health protocols, Court of Saskatchewan spokeswoman Dawn Blaus said.
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“Given the inability of the Court to deal with provincial offence tickets on a regular basis, including those written under The Public Health Act, there is a build-up of matters to be heard in some locations. Sometimes, as a result, new tickets in those locations are often written for a date well into the future and have not yet come under the jurisdiction of the Court,” she said in an email.
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