Any civil party must declare to the investigating judge an address which must be located, if the information takes place in metropolitan France, in a metropolitan department or, if the information takes place in an overseas department, in that department.
He may declare either a personal address or, with the agreement of the investigating judge, which may be obtained by any means, that of a third party responsible for receiving the documents intended for him or her. However, this agreement is not necessary when the person is a public official or has a public service mission and the offence was committed by virtue of his functions or mission, if the address declared is his professional address.
The person is informed that he must inform the investigating judge of any change in the address declared, until the investigation is closed, by means of a new declaration or by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. They are also advised that any notification made to the last address declared will be deemed to have been made to them personally.
Failing to declare an address, the civil party may not rely on the failure to notify documents that should have been notified to them under the terms of the law.