263(1)Any person driving any vehicle, object, or contrivance upon any highway or highway structure is liable for all damage that the highway or structure may sustain as a result of any illegal operation, driving, or moving of that vehicle, object, or contrivance, or as a result of operating, driving or moving any vehicle, object or contrivance massing in excess of the maximum mass allowable under the regulations but authorized by a special permit issued as provided in this Act.

263(2)Whenever such driver is not the owner of such vehicle, object or contrivance, but is so operating, driving, or moving the same with the express or implied permission of said owner, the owner and driver shall be jointly and severally liable for any such damage, and such damage may be recovered in a civil action brought by the Crown in right of the Province.