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P-13.1 - Police Act
Section 49
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49. Police officers are peace officers throughout Québec.
For the purpose of determining civil liability toward third persons, a police officer does not cease to act as an agent when the police officer is acting as a peace officer.
However, a municipal police officer who acts as a peace officer at the request of the Minister or of the Sûreté du Québec is, for the purpose of determining civil liability toward third persons and for the purposes of the Act respecting industrial accidents and occupational diseases (chapter A‐3.001), deemed to be an agent of the Minister.
