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Article R53-8-52 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

If failure to comply with the obligations to which the person is subject reveals that the person again presents a particular danger characterised by a very high probability of again committing one of the offences mentioned in article 706-53-13, the sentence enforcement judge or the public prosecutor shall refer the matter to the president of the regional court so that the latter may order, if appropriate, either the modification of the obligations or the provisional placement of the person in a socio-medico-judicial security centre, in accordance with the provisions of l’article 706-53-19.

When the person is a fugitive, the provisional placement decision of the president of the regional court is equivalent to a search order.

Original in French 🇫🇷
Article R53-8-52
Si la méconnaissance des obligations auxquelles elle est astreinte fait apparaître que la personne présente à nouveau une particulière dangerosité caractérisée par une probabilité très élevée de commettre à nouveau l’une des infractions mentionnées à l’article 706-53-13, le juge de l’application des peines ou le procureur de la République saisit le président de la juridiction régionale afin que ce dernier ordonne, s’il y a lieu, soit la modification des obligations soit le placement provisoire de la personne dans un centre socio-médico-judiciaire de sûreté, conformément aux dispositions de l’article 706-53-19.


Lorsque la personne est en fuite, la décision de placement provisoire du président de la juridiction régionale vaut ordre de recherche.

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