596.3. In any penal proceedings for an offence against section 523, proof of the notification provided for in section 524 may be made by the filing of a duplicate of the notice attesting the giving of the notice and signed by the peace officer or the person authorized by the Société.
The date of the mechanical inspection may be proved by the filing of a duplicate of the notice attesting the inspection, dated and signed by the inspector.
However, the defendant may require the prosecutor, in accordance with article 63 of the Code of Penal Procedure (chapter C-25.1), to summon as a witness the person who gave the notice or made the inspection.