Any natural person who, having brought a civil action, has benefited from a final decision awarding damages and interest as compensation for the harm they have suffered as a result of a criminal offence, but who cannot obtain compensation under the articles 706-3 or 706-14, may apply for assistance in recovering these damages and interest as well as the sums awarded pursuant to articles 375 ou 475-1.
This assistance may be requested even if the offender is subject to an obligation to compensate the victim as part of a sanction-reparation sentence, a probationary suspension or a decision to adjust the sentence or release on parole.