PUTRAJAYA – Motorists with traffic summons issued in Shah Alam or Selangor need not have to appear physically in court to make their guilty plea as it can be done through long distance communication technology, effective February 2.
This followed the launch of the online guilty plea system for traffic offences or e-PG System, according to a statement from the Office of the Federal Court Chief Registrar.
It said the e-PG System will be applied by the Shah Alam magistrates’ court in Selangor for all traffic cases registered at the court beginning February 2 to 5, 2021.
Attached with the statement is a list of 43 offences that are allowed for motorists concerned to use the e-PG System, which include ignoring traffic instructions and signals, with no valid driving licence and registration number.
However, those who are issued summonses for speeding cannot use the application and must physically appear in court, it said.
Those with cases registered at the Magistrate’s Court concerned can browse the e-PG system at its website https://ecourt.kehakiman.gov.my effective February 2.
Citing statistics, it said, more than one million cases of traffic summons registered at the Magistrate’s Court mostly ended with the errant motorists making a guilty plea and then fined.
Therefore, digitising the guilty plea process in traffic cases can help speed up the disposal of the cases, it said, adding that with Covid-19 still plaguing the country, the e-PG system will reduce the need for traffic offenders to appear in Court and save time and money, offer better security and safeguard one’s health.
It said the judiciary hoped to fully launch the e-PG system in Magistrates Courts throughout the peninsula by April 1 and in June for the Magistrate’s Court in Sabah and Sarawak.
The Judiciary also hoped that the e-PG system will strengthen the administration of justice and improve access to justice. – Bernama, January 29, 2021
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