535. The Société or a peace officer may demand the registration certificate of a road vehicle and may remove the registration plate where a certificate of mechanical inspection indicates that the vehicle has a major defect.
The Société may exercise the same powers where an owner has failed to submit his vehicle to a mechanical inspection within the time allotted under section 524.
1986, c. 91, s. 535; 1987, c. 94, s. 75; 1990, c. 19, s. 11.