Chapter III: Courts for the enforcement of sentences

The matter is referred to the commission by the sentence enforcement judge or the sentence enforcement court. The sentenced person and his/her counsel as well as the public prosecutor are informed of this referral by the sentence enforcement judge or the sentence enforcement court. The commission will issue a reasoned opinion within three months of the referral. In the absence of an opinion within this timeframe, the judge or sentence…

The commission may request the appearance of the sentenced person before giving its opinion. This appearance may be made by a means of telecommunication in accordance with the provisions of article 706-71. The convicted person may be assisted by a lawyer. According to the decision of its Chairman, who is responsible for its implementation, the Commission may also carry out or arrange for the carrying out of any examinations, hearings,…

Two of the three experts on the panel provided for by article 720-5 to carry out the assessment of dangerousness provided for by the same article are those mentioned in article R. 61-11. The conclusions of this assessment are notified to the offender by the head of the prison, who immediately sends the original or a copy of the receipt signed by the offender to the sentence enforcement judge. They…

The sentence enforcement court shall inform the victims who were civil parties at the time of the sentencing decision, by simple letter, that their opinion must be sought in accordance with 4° of Article 720-5. If it is impossible to obtain these opinions or if there is no response, this is recorded in a report by the court clerk, which is mentioned in the judgment. The victims referred to in…