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Article A37-25 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

I. – On the front of slips no. 2, 3, 4 and 5, on the left-hand side of “B. Collection”, the offender and the enforcement officers sign their names under the heading: “He acknowledges having been informed of the provisions set out on the back of this document”. Encaissement”, the offender and the ticketing officers affix their signatures under the words: “He acknowledges having been informed of the provisions set…

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Article A37-27 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

I. – On the front of slips no. 2, 3, 4 and 5, on the left-hand side of “B. Encaissement”, the offender and the ticketing officers affix their signatures under the words: “He acknowledges having been informed, prior to payment, of the provisions set out on the reverse of this document (in particular those of Article L. 223-3 of the Highway Code and that this payment entails definitive recognition of…

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Article A37-27-1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Attending officers may also receive immediate payment of the fixed fine or the deposit provided for in article L. 121-4 of the Highway Code, when the official report is drawn up using a secure electronic device whose characteristics are defined by article A. 37-19; the procedures for drawing up these minutes are set out in article A. 37-27-2. To collect the fine or deposit, a standard collection counterfoil receipt book…

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Article A37-27-2 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The official statement of facts drawn up using a secure electronic device is drawn up in accordance with the provisions of this article. I.-In the case of an offence that does not result in the loss of points, the offender signs a screen page on the terminal that provides an unalterable summary of the information relating to the offence recorded against him/her, preceded by the information relating to the rights…

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Article A37-27-3 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The five sheets of each of the booklets of counterfoil receipts for collection meet the following characteristics. The front and back of sheet no. 1 of the bundle include a reminder of the legislative and regulatory texts applicable to contraventions subject to the fixed fine procedure. The fronts of slips nos 2, 3, 4 and 5, which contain identical information by duplication effect, are intended to collect the information needed…

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Article A37-27-4 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

When the official report concerns a lump-sum fine and was drawn up using the secure electronic device, sheet no. 4 is not used and can be destroyed. In all other cases, slips no. 2, 3, 4 and 5, used to record the deposit and signed by the ticketing officer, are also signed by the offender, who acknowledges having been informed, prior to payment, of the information on the back of…

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Article A37-27-5 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

When the standard counterfoil receipt provided for in Article A. 37-27-1 is issued by an automated system involving the printing of sheets to be given to the offender or the perpetrator of the offence, it mentions a unique identifier allocated by the computerised system as the bundle number and its issue must be accompanied by the recording and storage in the computerised system of the information it mentions. In this…

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Article A37-27-6 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The provisions of paragraphs 2 and 3 of article A. 37-27-1, IV of Article A. 37-27-2, and articles A. 37-27-3 to A. 37-27-5 shall not apply if the ticketing officer is equipped with a device enabling a dematerialised receipt to be sent to the offender or the perpetrator of the offence and immediate payment is made in accordance with the provisions of this article. This payment may be made by…

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