Notwithstanding the provisions of the first paragraph of Article 464, the court may, after finding the accused guilty, either exempt him or her from sentencing or defer sentencing under the conditions set out in Articles 132-59 to 132-70 of the Penal Code and articles 747-3 and 747-4 of this Code. It shall rule on any civil action.
The exemption from punishment excludes the application of provisions providing for prohibitions, disqualifications or incapacities of any kind whatsoever that would automatically result from a conviction.