P-9.02 - Act respecting the environmental performance of buildings

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27. Penal proceedings for an offence against a provision of a regulation made under this Act and under the administration of a municipality may be instituted by that municipality if the offence was committed in its territory. In such a case, the proceedings may be instituted before the competent municipal court.
The fines collected as a result of such proceedings belong to the municipality.
The costs relating to proceedings instituted before a municipal court belong to the municipality to which the court is attached, except the part of the costs remitted to another prosecuting party by the collector under article 345.2 of the Code of Penal Procedure (chapter C-25.1) and the costs remitted to the defendant or imposed on the prosecuting municipality under article 223 of that Code.
A municipality may draw to the attention of the Minister, for appropriate action, any offence against a provision of a regulation under the administration of the municipality.
2024, c. 5, s. 1.