It is an offence for any person to issue one or more cheques in breach of the prohibition imposed under article L. 163-6, and is punishable by five years’ imprisonment and a fine of 375,000 euros.
The same penalties shall apply if an agent knowingly issues one or more cheques that the principal was prohibited from issuing pursuant to article L. 163-6.
For the purposes of investigating, prosecuting, investigating and judging the offences referred to in the preceding paragraphs, the court of the place where the cheque is payable shall have jurisdiction, without prejudice to the application of articles 43, 52 and 382 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.