The writ of execution referred to in the last paragraph of article 495-18 is enforced in accordance with the rules laid down in this code for the enforcement of correctional judgements. The statute of limitations on the penalty begins to run from the date on which the public prosecutor signs the enforcement order, which may be individual or collective.
Within thirty days of the date on which the notice inviting the offender to pay the increased fixed fine is sent, the offender may lodge a reasoned complaint with the public prosecutor’s office, the effect of which is to cancel the enforcement order in respect of the contested fine. This complaint remains admissible as long as the penalty is not time-barred, if it is not apparent from an enforcement act or any other means of proof that the person concerned was aware of the increased fixed fine.