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Article 763-5 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

In the event of failure to comply with the obligations mentioned in the articles 131-36-2 and 131-36-3 of the Penal Code or the injunction to provide care, the sentence enforcement judge may, of his own motion or at the request of the public prosecutor, order, in a reasoned decision, the enforcement of the prison sentence imposed by the trial court pursuant to the third paragraph of Article 131-36-1 of the…

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Article 763-6 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

A person sentenced to socio-judicial supervision may apply to the court that handed down the sentence or, in the event of more than one conviction, to the last court to have given a ruling, to be relieved of this measure. If the conviction was handed down by an assize court, the court with jurisdiction to rule on the application is the investigating chamber in whose jurisdiction the assize court has…

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Article 763-7 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

When a person sentenced to socio-judicial supervision including a treatment order is to undergo a custodial sentence, he or she shall serve this sentence in a prison provided for by the third paragraph of article 717-1 and enabling him or her to receive appropriate medical and psychological supervision. She is immediately informed by the sentence enforcement judge of the possibility of undergoing treatment. If she does not agree to undergo…

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Article 763-7-1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Where a person sentenced to socio-judicial supervision is required to carry out this measure following a custodial sentence, he or she will be given, before release, a notice to appear before the sentence enforcement judge or the prison integration and probation service within a period of no more than eight days, in accordance with the procedures laid down by the decree referred to in article 763-9. If the offender is…

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Article 763-8 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Where socio-judicial supervision has been imposed on a person sentenced to a term of criminal imprisonment of fifteen years or more for one of the offences referred to in Article 706-53-13, the regional secure detention court may, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 706-53-15, decide to extend all or some of the obligations to which the person is subject, beyond the period ordered by the trial court…

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Article 763-10 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

At least one year before his or her scheduled release date, a person sentenced to placement under mobile electronic surveillance pursuant to the articles 131-36-9 to 131-36-12 of the Penal Code shall undergo an examination to assess their dangerousness and measure the risk of committing a new offence. This examination is carried out by the sentence enforcement judge; the latter may seek the opinion of the multi-disciplinary committee for security…

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Article 763-11 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

During the period of placement under mobile electronic surveillance, the sentence enforcement judge may ex officio, at the request of the public prosecutor or at the request of the convicted offender presented, where applicable, through his lawyer, modify, add to or remove the obligations resulting from the said placement.

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Article 763-12 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

A convicted offender placed under mobile electronic surveillance is required to wear, for the entire duration of the placement, a device incorporating a transmitter enabling his or her location to be determined remotely at any time throughout the national territory. This device is fitted to the convicted offender no later than one week before his or her release. The process used is approved for this purpose by the Minister of…

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Article 763-13 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

As part of investigations relating to proceedings concerning a crime or offence, judicial police officers specially authorised for this purpose are authorised to consult data contained in the automated processing of personal data provided for in article L. 544-2 du code pénitentiaire.

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