Title VIIa: Socio-judicial supervision

The sentence enforcement judge referred to in article 763-1 shall summon the person sentenced to socio-judicial supervision to remind them of the obligations to which they are subject pursuant to the sentencing decision and, where applicable, notify them of the additional obligations that they have ordered pursuant to l’article 763-3. It will inform the offender of the conditions under which compliance with these obligations will be monitored. It shall remind…

If the sentence enforcement judge orders the enforcement of the imprisonment provided for by the third paragraph of Article 131-36-1 of the Penal Code, his decision shall specify the duration of the imprisonment to be served. A copy of the decision is given to the offender and, if applicable, to his lawyer. This decision constitutes an order to the head of the designated prison to receive and detain the sentenced…

The sentence enforcement judge may decide by reasoned order that the imprisonment provided for in the third paragraph of article 131-36-1 of the French Penal Code if it appears that the offender is able to comply with the obligations of socio-judicial supervision. Only the period of imprisonment actually served is taken into account for the application of the provisions of the last paragraph of article 763-5.

An individual file concerning the person sentenced to socio-judicial supervision is kept by the clerk of the sentence enforcement judge. This file includes copies of documents from the proceedings leading to the sentence and which are necessary for monitoring the measure. It also includes reports drawn up and decisions taken during the course of the measure and, where applicable, during the enforcement of the custodial sentence.