The sentenced person shall be informed ten days before the date of the adversarial hearing provided for in articles 712-6,712-7 and 712-8 by registered letter if he or she is not imprisoned and by the prison registry otherwise.
If he is assisted by a lawyer, the latter is summoned by registered letter or fax at least ten days before the hearing. The sentenced person may, however, expressly declare that he or she does not wish to be summoned or to comply with these deadlines.