270.1(1)Notwithstanding section 270, if the name and address of the lessee of a motor vehicle are shown on the registration certificate for the motor vehicle in accordance with section 27.1, the lessee shall be guilty of any violation of section 192, 193, 193.1, 194, 195 or 196 or of any violation of a local by-law established under paragraph 113(1)(a) committed in respect to that motor vehicle unless the lessee establishes that at the time of the violation the motor vehicle was being operated by some other person without the lessee’s consent, express or implied.

270.1(2)A lessee charged with a violation by virtue of subsection (1) may be charged as the principal offender, but the information shall show that the charge is laid by virtue of section 270.1.

270.1(3)Notwithstanding section 362, proof that any person is or was, on a date stated in the proof, shown on a registration certificate in accordance with section 27.1 as the lessee of a motor vehicle in respect to which an offence is alleged to have been committed on such date under section 192, 193, 193.1, 194, 195 or 196 or under a local by-law established under paragraph 113(1)(a) shall be prima facie evidence that such person was operating the motor vehicle at the time of the alleged offence.

270.1(1)Notwithstanding section 270, if the name and address of the lessee of a motor vehicle are shown on the registration certificate for the motor vehicle in accordance with section 27.1, the lessee shall be guilty of any violation of section 192, 193, 193.1, 194, 195 or 196 or of any violation of a local by-law established under paragraph 113(1)(a) committed in respect to that motor vehicle unless the lessee establishes that at the time of the violation the motor vehicle was being operated by some other person without the lessee’s consent, express or implied.

270.1(2)A lessee charged with a violation by virtue of subsection (1) may be charged as the principal offender, but the information shall show that the charge is laid by virtue of section 270.1.

270.1(3)Notwithstanding section 362, proof that any person is or was, on a date stated in the proof, shown on a registration certificate in accordance with section 27.1 as the lessee of a motor vehicle in respect to which an offence is alleged to have been committed on such date under section 192, 193, 193.1, 194, 195 or 196 or under a local by-law established under paragraph 113(1)(a) shall be prima facie evidence that such person was operating the motor vehicle at the time of the alleged offence.