596.4. In any penal proceedings for an offence against section 531, proof of the notification provided for in that section may be made by the filing of a duplicate of the notice attesting the giving of the notice, signed by the person authorized by the Société or the person authorized to make the mechanical inspection for the Société.
The date of the inspection of the repairs and the certification of the conformity of the road vehicle with this Code may be proved by the filing of a duplicate of the notice attesting the inspection of the vehicle and its conformity with this Code, dated and signed by the person authorized by the Société or the person authorized to make the mechanical inspection for the Société.
However, the defendant may require the prosecutor, in accordance with article 63 of the Code of Penal Procedure (chapter C-25.1), to summon as a witness the person who gave the notice or made the inspection.