A person who may be held civilly liable for an offence of manslaughter or unintentional bodily harm resulting in any damage to another person that may be covered by an insurer must specify the name and address of the insurer, as well as the number of its insurance policy. The same applies to the victim if the damage he or she has suffered can be covered by an insurance policy. This information is recorded in the minutes of the hearing.
When criminal proceedings are instituted, the insurers called upon to guarantee the damage are allowed to intervene and may be called into question before the criminal court, even for the first time on appeal; they must be represented by a lawyer.
With regard to debates and remedies, the rules concerning persons civilly liable and civil parties are applicable respectively to the insurer of the accused and to that of the civil party subject to the provisions of the above paragraph, of the second paragraph of article 385-1, of article 388-2 and of the last paragraph of article 509.