Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Sums awarded to the victim pursuant to articles 706-3 to 706-14 shall be paid by the guarantee fund within one month of notification of the commission’s decision or approval of the statement of agreement; notice of payment shall be given without delay to the president of the commission.

When the guarantee fund requests, pursuant to Article 706-10, total or partial reimbursement of the compensation it has paid, it shall submit a simple request to the commission, which shall give its decision, with the parties heard or summoned, under the conditions set out in articles R. 50-17 et seq.

When, subsequent to the award of a provision or compensation by a commission, criminal proceedings are instituted against the alleged offender, the public prosecutor of the criminal court hearing the case shall inform the guarantee fund.

The statement of the victim or the victim’s successors made pursuant to the provisions of Article 706-12 is communicated by the chief clerk or secretary-registrar of the court seised within fifteen days, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, to the guarantee fund. This communication shall be accompanied by the information required to bring the action provided for in Article 706-11. The date of the hearing at which the civil…

The provisions of articles 643 to 647 of the Code of Civil Procedure apply to the one-month and two-month time limits provided for in articles R. 50-15, R. 50-12-2 and R. 50-17.