Book II: Trial Courts

Payment of the reduced fixed fine is made in cash, by cheque or, if the ticketing officer has the necessary equipment, by bank card to the ticketing officer. The latter immediately issues the offender with a receipt, the model for which is set by order of the minister responsible for the budget. If the amount of the fixed fine is not paid under the conditions set out in the first…

When the offender has not paid the minor fixed fine, he is liable for the fixed fine and the provisions of articles R. 49, R. 49-3 to R. 49-8 are applicable.

The traffic offences provided for in article R48-1 for which the fixed fine is not applicable are subject to the provisions of articles R. 49 to R. 49-8.

The ticket and payment card mentioned in article R. 49-1, if they are sent pursuant to article 529-10, are accompanied by a request for exoneration form specifying the conditions for admissibility of the request provided for in article 529-2, the methods of payment of the deposit, as well as the penalties provided for by the articles 226-10 et 441-1 du code pénal et R. 49-19 of this code.

L’avis d’amende forfaitaire majorée adressé en application de l’article 529-10 specifies the conditions for admissibility of the claim provided for in article 530, the methods of payment of the deposit, as well as the penalties provided for by articles 226-10 and 441-1 of the Penal Code and R. 49-19 of this code.

When the request for exoneration or the complaint is accompanied by the information provided for in b of 1° of Article 529-10, it specifies the surname, first names, sex, date of birth and address of the presumed driver, as well as his driving licence number.

When the request for exoneration or the claim is accompanied by the document provided for in d of 1° of article 529-10, the latter contains the relevant information specified by joint order of the Minister of Justice, the Minister of Transport and the Minister of Road Safety, derived from data recorded by the system for recording driving delegation data.

The deposit provided for in articles R. 49-14 and R. 49-15 shall be paid in cash, by cheque made payable to the Treasury, by bank card, by remote payment or by international bank transfer, in accordance with the procedures laid down by order of the Minister of Justice, the Minister for the Budget, the Minister for the Interior and the Minister for Defence. The payment shall be made by cheque…

Where a deposit has been paid pursuant to the provisions of Article 529-10,the following provisions shall apply: If the deposit is not followed by a request for exoneration or a claim made in accordance with the provisions of articles 529-2,529-10 and 530, it is considered as payment of the fixed fine or the increased fixed fine. If the officer of the public prosecutor’s office closes the ticket with no further…

Except in the cases provided for by articles 226-10 and 441-1 of the Criminal Code, for the author of a request for exoneration or a claim falling under the provisions of Article 529-10 of this code, to give inaccurate or erroneous information pursuant to b of 1° of this article is punishable by the fine laid down for fifth-class offences.