The patient concerned by the measure and, where applicable, his lawyer, the person responsible for his legal protection or, if he is a minor, his legal representatives, as well as, where applicable, the applicant and his lawyer, shall send their observations and documents to the liberty and custody judge.
The parties may exchange their observations and documents by any means as long as the judge is able to ensure that both parties are heard.
The doctor who took the measure may also send observations to the liberty and custody judge.
The judge may seek the opinion of a psychiatrist other than the one who took the measure.
When it is not the main party, the public prosecutor makes its opinion known under the conditions defined by the second paragraph of article 431 of the code of civil procedure.
The judge may visit the premises at any time in order to assess the conditions in which the measure is being implemented.
He may at any time consult the register referred to in III of article L. 3222-5-1.