122. Where a peace officer or an employee of a municipal or supramunicipal authority entrusted with the administration of this Act ascertains an offence referred to in paragraph 2 of section 100, paragraph 1 or 2 of section 104 or paragraph 1 or 2 of section 105, the peace officer, the person specially authorized by the Minister or employee may serve a statement of offence on the offender with a notice enjoining the defendant to remedy the offence and furnish proof thereof within 48 hours.
The statement of offence is without effect if the required proof is furnished, within the time prescribed, to a peace officer or, where applicable, to the person specially authorized by the Minister or to an employee of a municipal or supramunicipal authority entrusted with the administration of this Act.
Where a notice is attached to the statement of offence, the time prescribed in article 160 of the Code of Penal Procedure (chapter C‐25.1) begins to run only from the expiry of the time indicated in the notice.