C-24.2 - Highway Safety Code

Section 396 Disposition versions

2020-10-10

396. Every person, except a child referred to in section 397, must, while in a moving road vehicle, wear, properly fastened, the seat belt with which his seat is equipped.

However, the first paragraph does not apply

(1)  to a person driving his vehicle in reverse;

(2)  (subparagraph repealed);

(3)  to a person exempted by the Société from wearing a seat belt or authorized to partially wear it in accordance with section 398 of this Code;

(4)  to a person occupying a passenger seat in a police wagon.

This section applies, in addition to public highways, to highways under the administration of or maintained by the Ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune.

1986, c. 91, s. 396; 1990, c. 83, s. 155; 1998, c. 40, s. 95; 2002, c. 29, s. 47; 2003, c. 8, s. 6; 2006, c. 3, s. 35; 2008, c. 14, s. 46; 2018, c. 7, s. 100; 2019, c. 18, s. 237.

2018-04-18

396. Every person, except a child referred to in section 397, must, while in a moving road vehicle, wear, properly fastened, the seat belt with which his seat is equipped.

However, the first paragraph does not apply

(1)  to a person driving his vehicle in reverse;

(2)  to a taxi driver who, in performing his functions, drives his vehicle on a numbered public highway the speed limit of which is established by a municipality or on an unnumbered public highway;

(3)  to a person exempted by the Société from wearing a seat belt or authorized to partially wear it in accordance with section 398 of this Code;

(4)  to a person occupying a passenger seat in a police wagon.

This section applies, in addition to public highways, to highways under the administration of or maintained by the Ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune.

1986, c. 91, s. 396; 1990, c. 83, s. 155; 1998, c. 40, s. 95; 2002, c. 29, s. 47; 2003, c. 8, s. 6; 2006, c. 3, s. 35; 2008, c. 14, s. 46; 2018, c. 7, s. 100.

2008-06-12

396. Every person, except a child referred to in section 397, must, while in a moving road vehicle, wear, properly fastened, the seat belt with which his seat is equipped.

However, the first paragraph does not apply

(1)  to a person driving his vehicle in reverse;

(2)  to a taxi driver who, in performing his functions, drives his vehicle on a numbered public highway the speed limit of which is established by a municipality or on an unnumbered public highway;

(3)  to a person exempted by the Société from wearing a seat belt in accordance with section 398 of this Code;

(4)  to a person occupying a passenger seat in a police wagon.

This section applies, in addition to public highways, to highways under the administration of or maintained by the Ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune.

1986, c. 91, s. 396; 1990, c. 83, s. 155; 1998, c. 40, s. 95; 2002, c. 29, s. 47; 2003, c. 8, s. 6; 2006, c. 3, s. 35; 2008, c. 14, s. 46.

2006-04-19

396. Every person, except a child referred to in section 397, must, while in a moving road vehicle, wear, properly fastened, the seat belt with which his seat is equipped.

However, the first paragraph does not apply

(1)  to a person driving his vehicle in reverse;

(2)  to a taxi driver who, in performing his functions, drives his vehicle on a numbered public highway the speed limit of which is established by a municipality or on an unnumbered public highway;

(3)  to a person exempted by the Société from wearing a seat belt in accordance with section 398 of this Code.

This section applies, in addition to public highways, to highways under the administration of or maintained by the Ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune.

1986, c. 91, s. 396; 1990, c. 83, s. 155; 1998, c. 40, s. 95; 2002, c. 29, s. 47; 2003, c. 8, s. 6; 2006, c. 3, s. 35.

2003-11-27

396. Every person, except a child referred to in section 397, must, while in a moving road vehicle, wear, properly fastened, the seat belt with which his seat is equipped.

However, the first paragraph does not apply

(1)  to a person driving his vehicle in reverse;

(2)  to a taxi driver who, in performing his functions, drives his vehicle on a numbered public highway the speed limit of which is established by a municipality or on an unnumbered public highway;

(3)  to a person exempted by the Société from wearing a seat belt in accordance with section 398 of this Code.

This section applies, in addition to public highways, to highways under the administration of or maintained by the Ministère des Ressources naturelles, de la Faune et des Parcs.

1986, c. 91, s. 396; 1990, c. 83, s. 155; 1998, c. 40, s. 95; 2002, c. 29, s. 47; 2003, c. 8, s. 6.

2002-10-27

396. Every person, except a child referred to in section 397, must, while in a moving road vehicle, wear, properly fastened, the seat belt with which his seat is equipped.

However, the first paragraph does not apply

(1)  to a person driving his vehicle in reverse;

(2)  to a taxi driver who, in performing his functions, drives his vehicle on a numbered public highway the speed limit of which is established by a municipality or on an unnumbered public highway;

(3)  to a person exempted by the Société from wearing a seat belt in accordance with section 398 of this Code.

This section applies, in addition to public highways, to highways under the administration of or maintained by the Ministère des Ressources naturelles.

1986, c. 91, s. 396; 1990, c. 83, s. 155; 1998, c. 40, s. 95; 2002, c. 29, s. 47.

1999-04-01

396. Every person 5 years of age or over must, while in a moving road vehicle, wear, properly fastened, the seat belt with which his seat is equipped.

However, the first paragraph does not apply

(1)  to a person driving his vehicle in reverse;

(2)  to a taxi driver who, in performing his functions, drives his vehicle on a numbered public highway the speed limit of which is established by a municipality or on an unnumbered public highway;

(3)  to a person exempted by the Société from wearing a seat belt in accordance with section 398 of this Code.

This section applies, in addition to public highways, to highways under the administration of or maintained by the Ministère des Ressources naturelles.

1986, c. 91, s. 396; 1990, c. 83, s. 155; 1998, c. 40, s. 95.

1990-12-20

396. Every person 5 years of age or over must, while in a moving road vehicle, wear, properly fastened, the seat belt with which his seat is equipped.

However, the first paragraph does not apply

(1)  to a person driving his vehicle in reverse;

(2)  to a taxi driver who, in performing his functions, drives his vehicle on a numbered public highway the speed limit of which is established by a municipality or on an unnumbered public highway;

(3)  to a person exempted by the Société from wearing a seat belt in accordance with section 398 of this Code.

1986, c. 91, s. 396; 1990, c. 83, s. 155.

1987-06-29

396. Every person 5 years of age or over must, while in a moving road vehicle, wear, properly fastened, the seat belt with which his seat is equipped.

The first paragraph does not apply to a person driving a vehicle in reverse nor to a person who holds a medical certificate exempting him from wearing a seat belt. Nor does it apply to a taxi driver operating his vehicle, in the performance of his work, on a numbered public highway the speed limit of which is established by a municipality or on an unnumbered public highway.

1986, c. 91, s. 396.