Chapter II: The Public Prosecutor's Office

Where the composition pénale consists of the measure provided for in 4° bis of article 41-2, the person concerned shall hand over his driving licence, within the time limit set, either to the clerk of the judicial court or to the person designated by the public prosecutor, who shall be responsible for handing over the document to the court clerk. In exchange for the licence, the person concerned is given…

Where the penal composition involves the performance of unpaid work, this work consists of one of the jobs on the list provided for by Article 131-36 (1°) of the Penal Code.

The provisions of articles 131-23 and 131-24,132-55 of the Penal Code, R. 623-11 to R. 623-23 of the Penitentiary Code and L. 412-8 (5°) of the Social Security Code shall apply to the performance of the work provided for by 6° of Article 41-2 of this Code, the powers conferred by these articles on the court or the sentence enforcement judge being devolved to the public prosecutor. The prison integration…

When the composition pénale includes the completion of an internship or training course provided for by 7° of article 41-2, the public prosecutor’s proposal specifies whether the course or training will give rise to costs to be borne by the offender. If this is the case, the amount of these costs may not exceed the amount of the fine provided for third-class offences. When it consists of a road safety…

When the composition pénale includes a ban on issuing cheques or using a payment card as provided for in 8° of article 41-2, the offender shall hand over to the court clerk or to the person designated by the public prosecutor, against receipt, the cheque books and payment cards in his possession for the duration of the measure.

Where the composition pénale includes the measure of prohibition on meeting, receiving or coming into contact with the victim provided for in 10° of Article 41-2, this measure is brought to the attention of the victim.

When the penal composition includes the measure of prohibition from leaving the national territory provided for by 12° of article 41-2, the offender shall surrender his passport to the court clerk or to the person designated by the public prosecutor, against receipt, for the duration of the measure.

When the composition pénale includes the completion of a training period, the provisions of articles R. 131-11-1 and R. 131-35 to R. 131-45 of the Penal Code are applicable. The same applies when the measure is ordered pursuant to 2° of article 41-1.

When the composition pénale includes the daytime activity measure provided for in 16° of article 41-2, it is carried out under the supervision of the public prosecutor’s delegate, who ensures that it is carried out correctly.

When the composition pénale includes the therapeutic injunction provided for in 17° of article 41-2, this is carried out in accordance with the provisions of code de la santé publique, in particular the articles L. 3413-1 to L. 3413-4 of this code, under the supervision of the public prosecutor’s delegate.