167. It is incumbent upon the defendant to establish that he has, at the place indicated in the statement and within the prescribed time, transmitted a plea and, where such is the case, the total amount of the fine and costs requested or a plea of guilty including an indication of his intention to contest the greater sentence imposed on him, where any of such facts is contested.
1987, c. 96, a. 167; 2002, c. 78, s. 5.