C-24.2 - Highway Safety Code

Section 519.70 Disposition versions

2024-06-01

519.70. When performing duties under section 519.67, a highway controller may inspect any vehicle and, for that purpose, enter it and open any passenger compartment, shipping container, compartment, container or vessel or order it to be opened.

The highway controller may require the vehicle to be driven to a location that he considers safe to inspect the vehicle, provided it is not over 15 kilometres from the place of interception.

The highway controller may also require any information relating to the enforcement of this Code, demand that any related document be produced, and examine any such documents.

Any person who has the care, possession or control of a road vehicle must comply with a highway controller’s orders under this section.

1990, c. 83, s. 208; 1998, c. 40, s. 124; 2008, c. 14, s. 68; 2024, c. 10, s. 76.

2008-06-12

519.70. When performing duties under section 519.67, a highway controller may inspect any vehicle and, for that purpose, enter it and open any passenger compartment, shipping container, compartment, container or vessel or order it to be opened. The highway controller may also require any information relating to the enforcement of this Code, demand that any related document be produced for examination and examine any such document.

Any person who has the care, possession or control of a road vehicle must comply with a highway controller’s orders under the first paragraph.

1990, c. 83, s. 208; 1998, c. 40, s. 124; 2008, c. 14, s. 68.

1999-07-01

519.70. In the exercise of his duties, any person referred to in section 519.69 may, in particular,

(1)  enter, at any reasonable time, the establishment of a person to whom a legislative provision governing the operation of a heavy vehicle applies or of an owner or operator of a heavy vehicle or any place where an undertaking is carried on or where goods contemplated by legislative or regulatory provisions which come under the responsibility of the Société under an agreement entered into in accordance with this Title are being kept;

(2)  inspect, within such places, the premises or equipment where or in which the registers or records that must be kept pursuant to Title VIII.1 or legislative or regulatory provisions referred to in paragraph 1 are found;

(3)  inspect any heavy vehicle and, for such purpose, order the immobilization of the vehicle if necessary, enter it, examine the registers and records referred to in subparagraph 2, open or cause to be opened any container or recipient and cause, if necessary, a vehicle that is not in storage or waiting to be repaired to be submitted to a mechanical inspection;

(4)  require any information relating to the application of this Code and the legislative and regulatory provisions referred to in paragraph 1, require any document relating thereto and examine and make copies of books, registers, accounts, records and other documents which contain such information.

Any person having custody, possession or control of such books, registers, accounts, records and other documents must, on request, make them available to the person carrying out the inspection and facilitate their examination.

1990, c. 83, s. 208; 1998, c. 40, s. 124.

1999-04-01

519.70. In the exercise of his duties, any person referred to in section 519.69 may, in particular,

(1)  enter, at any reasonable time, the establishment of a carrier referred to in Title VIII.1 or any place where an undertaking is carried on or where goods contemplated by legislative or regulatory provisions which come under the responsibility of the Société under an agreement entered into in accordance with this Title are being kept;

(2)  inspect, within such places, the premises or equipment where or in which the registers or records that must be kept pursuant to Title VIII.1 or legislative or regulatory provisions referred to in paragraph 1 are found;

(3)  inspect any heavy vehicle and, for such purpose, order the immobilization of the vehicle if necessary, enter it, examine the registers and records referred to in subparagraph 2, open or cause to be opened any container or recipient and cause, if necessary, a vehicle that is not in storage or waiting to be repaired to be submitted to a mechanical inspection;

(4)  require any information relating to the application of this Code and the legislative and regulatory provisions referred to in paragraph 1, require any document relating thereto and examine and make copies of books, registers, accounts, records and other documents which contain such information.

Any person having custody, possession or control of such books, registers, accounts, records and other documents must, on request, make them available to the person carrying out the inspection and facilitate their examination.

1990, c. 83, s. 208; 1998, c. 40, s. 124.

1991-01-01

519.70. In the exercise of his duties, any person referred to in section 519.69 may, in particular,

(1)  enter, at any reasonable time, the establishment of a carrier referred to in Title VIII.1 or any place where an undertaking is carried on or where goods contemplated by legislative or regulatory provisions which come under the responsibility of the Société under an agreement entered into in accordance with this Title are being kept;

(2)  inspect, within such places, the premises or equipment where or in which the registers or records that must be kept pursuant to Title VIII.1 or legislative or regulatory provisions referred to in paragraph 1 are found;

(3)  inspect any motor vehicle subject to the provisions of Title VIII.1 and legislative and regulatory provisions referred to in paragraph 1 and, for such purpose, order the immobilisation of the vehicle if necessary, enter it, examine the registers and records referred to in paragraph 2 and open or cause to be opened any container or recipient;

(4)  require any information relating to the application of Title VIII.1 and legislative and regulatory provisions referred to in paragraph 1, require any document relating thereto and examine and make copies of books, registers, accounts, records and other documents which contain such information.

Any person having custody, possession or control of such books, registers, accounts, records and other documents must, on request, make them available to the person carrying out the inspection and facilitate their examination.

1990, c. 83, s. 208.