The public prosecutor who enforces a financial penalty covered by Article D. 48-30 notifies the convicted person by registered letter that, if he or she pays the amount of this pecuniary penalty within one month of the date on which this letter is sent, the amount of the sum of money ordered as a sentence, the sum of money relating to the costs of the judicial or administrative proceedings and, if applicable, the sum of money allocated to a public fund or a victim support organisation shall be reduced by 20% without this reduction exceeding 1,500 euros.
This letter includes a statement of the financial penalty, the model for which is jointly determined by the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Finance, enabling the convicted person to voluntarily pay the amount due within one month to the accountant of the Directorate General of Public Finance.