Acts and Regulations

O-1.5 - Off-Road Vehicle Act

Section 26
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26(1)Subject to subsections (2) and (4), where the operator of an off-road vehicle is involved in an accident resulting in injury to or the death of any person, he shall
(a) immediately give notice of such accident, his name and address, and the name and address of the owner of the vehicle to the local police department, if such accident occurred within the limits of a municipality or region as defined in the Police Act, or, if it did not, to the nearest office of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police or to the nearest available peace officer, and
(b) upon the request of a peace officer, make an accident report on a form provided by the Registrar, either by completing the form himself or by verbally providing the peace officer with the information required therein.
26(2)Where the operator of an off-road vehicle is incapable of fulfilling the requirements imposed by subsection (1) and there is an occupant of the vehicle capable of fulfilling such requirements, the occupant shall fulfill the requirements.
26(3)Where the owner of an off-road vehicle referred to in subsection (1) was neither the operator nor an occupant of the vehicle at the time of the accident, and no accident report has been made under subsection (1) or (2), the owner shall make the report immediately upon learning of the accident.
26(4)Where the owner of an off-road vehicle is the only person being transported by the vehicle at the time of an accident described in subsection (1), and he is incapable of immediately making the report required under subsection (1), he shall make the report as soon as he is capable of making it.
1995, c.9, s.1; 2003, c.7, s.27