40.4. Subject to a release of seizure by the Minister, any thing seized under sections 40.1 and 40.3 shall remain in the custody of a person designated by the Minister for that purpose until, in accordance with section 40.5, it is sold or, in accordance with section 48, it is confiscated or, in accordance with article 138 of the Code of Penal Procedure (chapter C-25.1), subject to section 40.7.1, or in accordance with section 40.8, it is returned to a person entitled thereto.
However, the Minister may return a vehicle seized under section 40.1 or 40.3 to the person from whom it was seized if that person pays a deposit equal to the sum of the cash value of the vehicle and of the amount, determined on the day of payment of the deposit, of the costs of seizure and preservation fixed by regulation. Such deposit is payable in cash or in the manner prescribed by regulation, and shall be kept by an authorized person in the manner prescribed by regulation until disposed of according to law.
1991, c. 15, s. 18; 1996, c. 31, s. 40.