Prisoners suffering from the mental disorders referred to in article L. 3214-3 may not be kept in a prison.
On the basis of a detailed medical certificate and in accordance with the legislation in force, it is the responsibility of the prefectoral authority to have them involuntarily hospitalised as soon as possible in a health establishment authorised under article L. 3214-1.
The rule set out in the second paragraph of article R. 6111-40-2 concerning their guarding by police or gendarmerie personnel during hospitalisation is not applied to them.