35. The person driving or having the care or control of a road vehicle must have with him the registration certificate of the vehicle or a copy of it in the form determined by regulation, except during the 10 days following registration, and the certificate of insurance provided for in the Automobile Insurance Act (chapter A-25). If the registration certificate was issued under the International Registration Program (IRP), the person must have with him the original of the certificate, except in the cases provided for by the Program.
If the road vehicle is leased for less than one year or if it has been lent by a road vehicle dealer, the person must also have with him the contract of lease or a copy thereof, or a document evidencing the duration of the loan.
This section applies on private roads open to public vehicular traffic and on land occupied by shopping centres or other land where public traffic is allowed, as well as on public highways. It also applies on highways under the administration of or maintained by the Ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune.
1986, c. 91, s. 35; 1996, c. 56, s. 6; 1998, c. 40, s. 57; 2002, c. 29, s. 5; 2003, c. 8, s. 6; 2006, c. 3, s. 35; 2008, c. 14, s. 4; 2015, c. 4, s. 20; 2018, c. 182018, c. 18, s. 71.