Commission of offence by means of motor vehicle
13(1)When an offence under this Act is committed by means of a motor vehicle, the driver of the motor vehicle commits the offence.
13(2)Proof that any person is, or was on the date of any alleged offence under this Act, the registered owner of a motor vehicle by means of which the offence is alleged to have been committed, shall be proof, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, that the person was the driver of the motor vehicle at the time of the alleged offence.
13(3)For the purposes of determining the registered owner of a motor vehicle under this section, the provisions of the
Motor Vehicle Act and the
Off-Road Vehicle Act relating to registered owners apply with the necessary modifications.
1983, c.T-11.2, s.4; 1985, c.A-7.11, s.42; 2003, c.7, s.41