7. Upon registration of a road vehicle, except in the case provided for in section 96, the Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec shall issue a registration certificate and a licence plate to the owner of the vehicle.
However, the Société shall issue a registration certificate only where(1) the owner applies for the registration of a road vehicle covered by section 95;
(2) the owner requests the Société to associate the vehicle with a licence plate held by the owner;
(3) the owner requests the Société to keep a licence plate already associated with the vehicle for which the owner is applying for registration in his own name.
For the purposes of subparagraphs 2 and 3 of the second paragraph, the category of the licence plate must correspond to the declared use of the vehicle and the owner must meet the conditions for the issue of the plate.
O.C. 1420-91, s. 7; 997-2022O.C. 997-2022, s. 712.