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Article 763-4 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

When a person sentenced to socio-judicial supervision including a treatment order must carry out this measure following a custodial sentence, the sentence enforcement judge may order the person concerned to undergo a medical examination before being released. This assessment is mandatory if the conviction was handed down more than two years previously.

The sentence enforcement judge may also, at any time during the socio-judicial supervision period and without prejudice to the provisions of article 763-6, order, of its own motion or at the request of the public prosecutor, the expert reports necessary to inform it about the medical or psychological state of the convicted person.

The expert appraisals provided for in this article shall be carried out by a single expert, unless the sentence enforcement judge decides otherwise for good reason.

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Article 763-4

Lorsque la personne condamnée à un suivi socio-judiciaire comprenant une injonction de soins doit exécuter cette mesure à la suite d’une peine privative de liberté, le juge de l’application des peines peut ordonner l’expertise médicale de l’intéressé avant sa libération. Cette expertise est obligatoire si la condamnation a été prononcée plus de deux ans auparavant.

Le juge de l’application des peines peut en outre, à tout moment du suivi socio-judiciaire et sans préjudice des dispositions de l’article 763-6, ordonner, d’office ou sur réquisitions du procureur de la République, les expertises nécessaires pour l’informer sur l’état médical ou psychologique de la personne condamnée.

Les expertises prévues par le présent article sont réalisées par un seul expert, sauf décision motivée du juge de l’application des peines.

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