C-24.2 - Highway Safety Code

Section 500 Disposition versions

2006-04-19

500. No person may occupy the roadway, shoulder or any other part of the right of way of or approaches to a public highway or place a vehicle or obstacle thereon so as to obstruct vehicular traffic on the highway or access to such a highway, except where so authorized by law.

A peace officer may remove or cause to be removed at the expense of the owner any thing used in contravention of this section. The peace officer may also seize such a thing; the provisions respecting things seized in the Code of Penal Procedure (chapter C‐25.1) apply, with the necessary modifications, to things so seized.

For the purposes of this section, a public highway includes a road being used as an alternate route for traffic diverted from a public highway even if the alternate route is situated on private property, and a road under the administration of or maintained by the Ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune.

1986, c. 91, s. 500; 1990, c. 83, s. 180; 2000, c. 31, s. 4; 2003, c. 8, s. 6; 2006, c. 3, s. 35.

2003-11-27

500. No person may occupy the roadway, shoulder or any other part of the right of way of or approaches to a public highway or place a vehicle or obstacle thereon so as to obstruct vehicular traffic on the highway or access to such a highway, except where so authorized by law.

A peace officer may remove or cause to be removed at the expense of the owner any thing used in contravention of this section. The peace officer may also seize such a thing; the provisions respecting things seized in the Code of Penal Procedure (chapter C‐25.1) apply, with the necessary modifications, to things so seized.

For the purposes of this section, a public highway includes a road being used as an alternate route for traffic diverted from a public highway even if the alternate route is situated on private property, and a road under the administration of or maintained by the Ministère des Ressources naturelles, de la Faune et des Parcs.

1986, c. 91, s. 500; 1990, c. 83, s. 180; 2000, c. 31, s. 4; 2003, c. 8, s. 6.

2000-07-01

500. No person may occupy the roadway, shoulder or any other part of the right of way of or approaches to a public highway or place a vehicle or obstacle thereon so as to obstruct vehicular traffic on the highway or access to such a highway, except where so authorized by law.

A peace officer may remove or cause to be removed at the expense of the owner any thing used in contravention of this section. The peace officer may also seize such a thing; the provisions respecting things seized in the Code of Penal Procedure (chapter C-25.1) apply, with the necessary modifications, to things so seized.

For the purposes of this section, a public highway includes a road being used as an alternate route for traffic diverted from a public highway even if the alternate route is situated on private property, and a road under the administration of or maintained by the Ministère des Ressources naturelles.

1986, c. 91, s. 500; 1990, c. 83, s. 180; 2000, c. 31, s. 4.

1991-02-01

500. No person may obstruct traffic by means of an obstacle on a public highway or on a road being used as an alternate route for traffic diverted from a public highway even if the alternate route is situated on private property. Signs and signals referred to in the first paragraph of section 289 do not constitute an obstacle within the meaning of this section.

A peace officer is authorized to remove or cause to be removed any such obstacle at the owner’s expense.

1986, c. 91, s. 500; 1990, c. 83, s. 180.

1987-06-29

500. No person may obstruct traffic on a public highway by means of an obstacle unless authorized to do so by the person responsible for the maintenance of the public highway.

A peace officer is authorized to remove or cause the obstacle to be removed at the owner’s expense.

1986, c. 91, s. 500.