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Article L3123-28 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

Subject to the provisions of the fourth paragraph of Article 121-3 du code pénal, the president of the departmental council or a departmental councillor deputising for him or having received a delegation may only be convicted on the basis of the third paragraph of this same article for unintentional acts committed in the exercise of his functions if it is established that he did not take the normal care in…

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Article L3123-29 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The president of the departmental council, the vice-presidents or the departmental councillors who have been delegated benefit, on the occasion of their functions, from protection organised by the department in accordance with the rules laid down by the penal code, special laws and the present code. The department is obliged to protect the president of the departmental council, the vice-presidents or the departmental councillors who have received a delegation against…

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Article L3123-30 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

Honorary office is conferred by the State representative in the department on former departmental councillors who have exercised their elective functions for at least eighteen years. Honorary status may only be refused or withdrawn by the State representative if the person concerned has been convicted of an offence leading to ineligibility. Honorary office does not carry any financial benefit chargeable to the department’s budget.

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