In the cases provided for in this chapter, the accused may prove that he was misled as to the age of the minor, the status or age of the person accompanying him or the condition of the patient. If he proves this, no penalty will be applicable on this count.
In the event of conviction for the offences provided for in this chapter, the Criminal Court may order that its judgment be displayed in such number of copies and in such places as it shall specify.
When a crime, misdemeanour or traffic accident is detected, the officers or agents of the criminal investigation department must carry out the checks provided for in article L. 234-1 of the Highway Code andarticle L. 4274-14 of the Transport Code on the person of the alleged perpetrator in order to establish proof of the presence of alcohol in his body when it appears that the crime, misdemeanour or accident was…
Refusal to undergo the checks prescribed by article L. 3354-1 is punishable by one year’s imprisonment and a fine of €3,750.
Where the act that gave rise to the criminal prosecution can be attributed to an alcoholic state, the criminal court hearing the prosecution may temporarily prohibit the convicted individual from holding a public service job or a job under a concession where safety is directly at stake, as well as from obtaining or holding a hunting licence. In the event of a repeat offence, the ban may be made permanent.
Failure to comply with the prohibitions set out in article L. 3354-3 is punishable in the event of a repeat offence by one year’s imprisonment and a fine of €3,750.
A decree of the Conseil d’Etat shall determine the measures that must be taken to facilitate the performance of the examinations provided for in article L. 3354-1 with a view to establishing a diagnosis of alcoholism.
Associations whose statutory purpose includes the fight against alcoholism, which have been duly registered for at least five years on the date of the events, may exercise the rights granted to civil parties for the offences provided for in this Title. The same rights may be exercised by the consumer associations referred to in article L. 421-1 of the Consumer Code for the offences provided for in Chapter I of…
The rights provided for in Article L. 3355-1 are also recognised for trade unions formed in accordance with the law of 31 March 1884 for the defence of the general interests of the drinks trade.
Persons found guilty of one of the offences referred to in articles L. 3351-1, L. 3351-3, L. 3352-1, L. 3352-5 and the first paragraph of article L. 3353-3 shall be liable to the additional penalty of disqualification from the civic, civil and family rights referred to in article 131-26 of the French Criminal Code for a period of at least one year and at most five years.
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