The examining magistrate may inform a person by registered letter that he or she has been summoned, within a period of not less than ten days and not more than two months, to appear for the first time in accordance with the conditions laid down in article 116. The letter shall state the date and time of the summons. It informs the person of each of the acts referred to the magistrate and for which an indictment is envisaged, specifying their legal classification. It informs the person that he or she has the right to choose a lawyer or to request that one be appointed for him or her, and that this choice or request must be sent to the investigating judge’s office. It specifies that the indictment may only be issued following the person’s first appearance before the investigating judge.
The investigating judge may also have this summons served by a judicial police officer. This notification includes the information provided for in the previous paragraph; it is recorded in a report signed by the person who receives a copy.
The chosen or appointed lawyer is summoned under the conditions provided for by Article 114; he or she shall have access to the record of the proceedings under the conditions provided for by that article.