48.4. Penal proceedings for an offence under this Act committed on the territory of a municipality may be instituted before the competent municipal court.
The costs relating to proceedings brought before a municipal court belong to the municipality under the jurisdiction of that court, except any part of the costs remitted by the collector to another prosecuting party under article 345.2 of the Code of Penal Procedure (chapter C‐25.1) and any costs remitted to the defendant or imposed on the municipality under article 223 of that Code.