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fredr123 · 09-04-2008, 08:06 AM

The charge for producing an expired insurance card probably comes from section 167(8(b) of the Traffic Safety Act, below.

Traffic Safety Act

Production of documents

167(1) On the request of a peace officer, a person driving or otherwise having the care or control of a motor vehicle or trailer shall produce to the peace officer for inspection the following documents as requested by the peace officer:

(a) the person’s subsisting operator’s licence;

(b) the subsisting certificate of registration issued in respect of the motor vehicle and any trailer attached to the motor vehicle and, in the case of a vehicle in a prescribed class of commercial vehicles, either the subsisting certificate of registration or a copy of the certificate of registration;

(c) the subsisting financial responsibility card issued in respect of that motor vehicle;

(d) the customs permit issued in respect of the motor vehicle where a customs permit has been obtained in respect of the motor vehicle’s entry into Canada.

(3) Where a peace officer makes a request under subsection (1)(d), the peace officer shall allow the person to whom the request was made reasonable time within which to produce the document.

(6) If a person produces to a peace officer a document under this section that is illegible, mutilated, defaced or altered, the peace officer may request that person to produce to a peace officer within a reasonable time a new document or duplicate of the document issued under this Act.

(7) A person who fails to produce to a peace officer a document as requested under subsection (1), (2) or (6) is guilty of an offence.

(8) A person driving a motor vehicle is guilty of an offence and liable to the penalty and any other sanction provided for under section 54(4) to (7) if, when requested to produce a financial responsibility card under subsection (1), the person produces

(a) a document that purports to be a financial responsibility card but that was not issued pursuant to Part 7 of the Insurance Act, or

(b) a financial responsibility card relating to an insurance policy that is not in force or is otherwise invalid at the time of production.

09-04-2008, 08:06 AM	#111
fredr123 Franchise Player Join Date: Apr 2004 Exp:	The charge for producing an expired insurance card probably comes from section 167(8(b) of the Traffic Safety Act, below. Traffic Safety Act Production of documents 167(1) On the request of a peace officer, a person driving or otherwise having the care or control of a motor vehicle or trailer shall produce to the peace officer for inspection the following documents as requested by the peace officer: (a) the person’s subsisting operator’s licence; (b) the subsisting certificate of registration issued in respect of the motor vehicle and any trailer attached to the motor vehicle and, in the case of a vehicle in a prescribed class of commercial vehicles, either the subsisting certificate of registration or a copy of the certificate of registration; (c) the subsisting financial responsibility card issued in respect of that motor vehicle; (d) the customs permit issued in respect of the motor vehicle where a customs permit has been obtained in respect of the motor vehicle’s entry into Canada. (3) Where a peace officer makes a request under subsection (1)(d), the peace officer shall allow the person to whom the request was made reasonable time within which to produce the document. (6) If a person produces to a peace officer a document under this section that is illegible, mutilated, defaced or altered, the peace officer may request that person to produce to a peace officer within a reasonable time a new document or duplicate of the document issued under this Act. (7) A person who fails to produce to a peace officer a document as requested under subsection (1), (2) or (6) is guilty of an offence. (8) A person driving a motor vehicle is guilty of an offence and liable to the penalty and any other sanction provided for under section 54(4) to (7) if, when requested to produce a financial responsibility card under subsection (1), the person produces (a) a document that purports to be a financial responsibility card but that was not issued pursuant to Part 7 of the Insurance Act, or (b) a financial responsibility card relating to an insurance policy that is not in force or is otherwise invalid at the time of production.