80. Any judge of the Court of Appeal, of the Superior Court, of the Court of Québec or of a Municipal Court may, with the approval of the Minister of Public Security, appoint in writing and for a period which he determines persons called special constables, to maintain peace, order and public safety in the territory which he designates, prevent therein crime and infringements of the laws of Québec, and seek out the offenders; but no such special constable shall exercise his powers as a peace officer except to the restrictions indicated in the writing attesting his appointment.
1968, c. 17, s. 64; 1974, c. 11, s. 2; 1986, c. 86, s. 41; 1988, c. 21, s. 110; 1988, c. 46, s. 24.