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Article 524 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Any police offence, even if committed as a repeat offender, may be subject to the simplified procedure provided for in this chapter.

This procedure is not applicable:

1° (Repealed)

2° If the accused, perpetrator of a fifth class contravention, was under eighteen years of age on the day of the offence.

This procedure may no longer be pursued where the victim of the damage caused by the contravention has summoned the accused directly before the order provided for in Article 525.

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Article 524

Toute contravention de police même commise en état de récidive, peut être soumise à la procédure simplifiée prévue au présent chapitre.

Cette procédure n’est pas applicable :

1° (Abrogé)

2° Si le prévenu, auteur d’une contravention de la cinquième classe, était âgé de moins de dix-huit ans au jour de l’infraction.

Cette procédure ne peut plus être poursuivie lorsque la victime du dommage causé par la contravention a fait citer directement le prévenu avant qu’ait été rendue l’ordonnance prévue à l’article 525.

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