C-24.2, r. 26 - Regulation respecting towing and impounding charges for seized road vehicles

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chapter C-24.2, r. 26
Regulation respecting towing and impounding charges for seized road vehicles
Highway Safety Code
(chapter C-24.2, s. 621).
The charges prescribed in the Regulation have been indexed as of 1 March 2015 pursuant to the notice published in Part 1 (French) of the Gazette officielle du Québec of 7 February 2015, page 135 and 21 February 2015, page 196. (ss. 1, 3)
O.C. 751-2008; O.C. 1144-2008, s. 1.
1. The maximum towing charges, for a distance of 10 km or less, for a road vehicle seized under the Highway Safety Code (chapter C-24.2), in a location not referred to in the Regulation respecting the provision of road service or towing on certain roads and autoroutes and on certain bridges or other infrastructures (chapter M-28, r. 4), are those appearing in the following table according to vehicle class:


Vehicle class Towing charges


Road vehicle with a net weight $80.61
of 3,000 kg or less


Road vehicle with a net weight of more
than 3,000 kg but 8,000 kg or less $124.67


Road vehicle with a net weight of more
than 8,000 kg $188.08

Where the towing distance exceeds 10 km, the towing charges for a road vehicle with a net weight of 3,000 kg or less are the sum of the charges appearing in the table in the first paragraph for that vehicle class and the product obtained by multiplying $2.68 by the number of additional towing kilometres.
O.C. 751-2008, s. 1; O.C. 1144-2008, s. 2.
2. The maximum towing charges, for a distance of 10 km or less, for a road vehicle seized under the Code on parts of public highways referred to in the Regulation respecting the provision of road service or towing on certain roads and autoroutes and on certain bridges or other infrastructures (chapter M-28, r. 4), are those appearing in the following table according to vehicle class:


Vehicle class Towing charges


road vehicle with a net weight of
3,000 kg or less $105


road vehicle with a net weight of more
than 3,000 kg but 8,000 kg or less $146


road vehicle with a net weight of more
than 8,000 kg $205

Where the towing distance exceeds 10 km, the towing charges for a road vehicle with a net weight of 3,000 kg or less are the sum of the charges appearing in the table in the first paragraph for that vehicle class and the product obtained by multiplying $2.50 by the number of additional towing kilometres.
O.C. 751-2008, s. 2; O.C. 1144-2008, s. 3.
3. An hourly rate of $118.23, charged per 30 minutes, is added for towing a road vehicle of more than 3,000 kg but 8,000 kg or less after the first 30 minutes spent on the towing premises.
An amount at an hourly rate of $182.70, charged per 30 minutes, is added for towing a road vehicle of more than 8,000 kg after the first 30 minutes spent on the towing premises.
O.C. 751-2008, s. 3.
4. The daily impounding charges for a road vehicle seized under the Code are
(1)  $15 for a vehicle with a net weight of 3,000 kg or less;
(2)  $25 for a vehicle with a net weight of more than 3,000 kg but 8,000 kg or less; and
(3)  $35 for a vehicle with a net weight of more than 8,000 kg.
O.C. 751-2008, s. 4; O.C. 1144-2008, s. 4.
5. The daily impounding charges for a seized road vehicle referred to in this Regulation apply to seizures of road vehicles as of 24 July 2008.
O.C. 751-2008, s. 5.
6. This Regulation replaces the Regulation respecting towing and impounding charges for road vehicles seized under sections 209.1 and 209.2 of the Highway Safety Code (O.C. 1426-97, 97-10-29).
O.C. 751-2008, s. 6.
7. (Omitted).
O.C. 751-2008, s. 7.
REFERENCES
O.C. 751-2008, 2008 G.O. 2, 2938
O.C. 1144-2008, 2008 G.O. 2, 5516A