636.2. A peace officer who, in the performance of his duties under this Code, the Act respecting owners and operators of heavy vehicles (chapter P-30.3), the Automobile Insurance Act (chapter A-25) or the Criminal Code (Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, chapter C-46) has reasonable grounds to believe that an offence has been committed under this Code, under the Act respecting owners and operators of heavy vehicles, under section 186 of the Automobile Insurance Act or under a provision of the Criminal Code referred to in section 180 of this Code may, without the owner’s permission, take possession of the road vehicle, drive that vehicle and impound it at the expense of the owner or operator of a heavy vehicle, as the case may be.
1990, c. 83, s. 237; 1996, c. 56, s. 142; 1998, c. 40, s. 150.