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Article A37-10 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The official statement of offence referred to in Article A. 37-1 is orange in colour and its characteristics are as follows: I.-On the front, on the left-hand side, are the details provided for in I of article A. 37-9, which are established by duplicating the left-hand side of the second section. II.-The official statement of offence includes the words: “This offence results in the deduction of point(s) from the driving…

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Article A37-11 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Notwithstanding articles A. 37-7 to A. 37-10, the characteristics of the forms used for the contraventions punishable by articles R. 413-14 et R. 413-17 of the Highway Code insofar as they concern exceeding the maximum authorised speed of less than 50 km/ h (exceeding the maximum authorised speed for motor vehicles), when they are subject to the fixed fine procedure, are the same as those described in the aforementioned articles…

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Article A37-12 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

In the case provided for by Article R. 49-14, the deposit may be paid either by cheque made payable to the Public Treasury, or by automated remote payment or dematerialised stamp. In the case provided for by Article R. 49-15, the deposit is paid either in cash, by cheque made payable to the Treasury, by automated remote payment or by bank card to the competent public accountant mentioned on the…

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Article A37-13 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Notwithstanding articles A. 37-7, A. 37-8, A. 37-9 and A. 37-11, when the offences referred to in Article L. 121-3 of the Highway Code are recorded without intercepting the vehicle and using an automated control system recording the data digitally, the information required by Articles A. 37-9 and A. 37-11 relating to the notice of offence appear on the front and back of a single notice of offence form, 210…

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Article A37-14 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

By way of derogation from Article A. 37-10, when drawn up in accordance with the provisions of Article 529-11, the official report on the notice of offence form provided for in the previous article shall reproduce the information required by Article A. 37-10 and the third paragraph of l’article A. 37-11, in a 210 mm × 297 mm format and on a white background.

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Article A37-15 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Where, in accordance with the provisions of the third paragraph of I of Article R. 49-1 or the last paragraph of article R. 49-10, the offence is recorded by the ticketing officer under conditions that do not allow the ticket and payment card to be issued immediately, in particular because the official report is drawn up using the device provided for in Article A. 37-19, the following documents shall be…

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Article A37-16 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The notice of offence sent by post to the offender or, where it has not been possible to establish his identity, to the holder of the registration certificate includes: I.-Information relating to the offending department, the nature, place and date of the offence, the references of the texts punishing the said offence, the vehicle identification details and the identity of the offender or, where it has not been possible to…

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Article A37-17 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

When a specific request for exoneration form is sent to the offender, it includes the following information: -the remedies available to the offender and the procedures for exercising them; -information on the examination of the request and the action likely to be taken on it. When the offence being prosecuted is one of those mentioned in Article L. 121-3 of the Highway Code, the form details each of the cases…

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Article A37-18 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The payment notice sets out all the options available to the offender for paying the fine as well as the practical arrangements for payment. A detachable payment card is incorporated at the bottom of the front of this notice. In accordance with the provisions of Article R. 49-3-1, this notice may also include a statement to the effect that payment of the fixed fine may be made by automated remote…

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Article A37-19 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The secure electronic device for drawing up the official statement of offence using an electronic signature or a handwritten signature collected in digital form, provided for in II of Article R. 49-1 or by Article D. 589-2, must meet the following technical characteristics: -the device can only be used with an electronic identification card personal to each recording officer, and after the latter has been authenticated by a personal code;…

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