The provisions of this chapter do not preclude the right of the injured party to summon the offender directly before the Police Court, under the conditions laid down in this Code.
When the summons is issued after a criminal order has been made on the same facts, the police court shall rule:
On the public prosecution and on civil interests if the criminal order has been opposed within the time limits provided for in Article 527 and no later than the opening of the hearing;
On civil interests only if no opposition has been lodged or if the accused has expressly declared, no later than the opening of the hearing, that he waives his opposition or his right to oppose. The same applies if it is established that the ordonnance pénale has been paid for voluntarily.
The same applies if it is established that the ordonnance pénale has been paid for voluntarily.
The same applies if it is established that the ordonnance pénale has been paid for voluntarily.