The fixed fine must be paid within forty-five days of the offence being recorded or, if the offence notice is sent to the person concerned at a later date, within forty-five days of it being sent, unless the person concerned submits a request for exemption to the service indicated in the offence notice within the same period. This request is forwarded to the public prosecutor.
However, the fixed fine is reduced if the person concerned pays the amount either to the ticketing officer when the offence is recorded or within fifteen days of the offence being recorded or, if the offence notice is sent to the person concerned at a later date, within fifteen days of it being sent.
In the absence of payment or a request submitted within the period stipulated in the first paragraph, the fixed fine is increased by operation of law and recovered for the benefit of the Treasury by virtue of a writ of execution issued by the public prosecutor.