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Article 62-3 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Police custody is carried out under the supervision of the public prosecutor, without prejudice to the prerogatives of the liberty and custody judge provided for in articles 63-4-2 and 706-88 to 706-88-2 in relation to extending the measure beyond the forty-eighth hour and postponing the lawyer’s intervention.

The public prosecutor assesses whether keeping the person in police custody and, where applicable, extending this measure are necessary for the investigation and proportionate to the seriousness of the acts that the person is suspected of having committed or attempted to commit.

It ensures that the legal rights of the person in police custody are safeguarded.

He may at any time order that the person in custody be brought before him or released.

Original in French 🇫🇷
Article 62-3
La garde à vue s’exécute sous le contrôle du procureur de la République, sans préjudice des prérogatives du juge des libertés et de la détention prévues aux articles 63-4-2 et 706-88 à 706-88-2 en matière de prolongation de la mesure au-delà de la quarante-huitième heure et de report de l’intervention de l’avocat.


Le procureur de la République apprécie si le maintien de la personne en garde à vue et, le cas échéant, la prolongation de cette mesure sont nécessaires à l’enquête et proportionnés à la gravité des faits que la personne est soupçonnée d’avoir commis ou tenté de commettre.


Il assure la sauvegarde des droits reconnus par la loi à la personne gardée à vue.


Il peut ordonner à tout moment que la personne gardée à vue soit présentée devant lui ou remise en liberté.

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