Chapter IIc: Provisions applicable to certain breaches of the Highway Code

The provisions of article 529-7 of this code relating to the fixed fine with a minority are applicable to second, third and fourth class offences mentioned in article R. 48-1 (1°) with the exception of offences punishable by the articles R. 417-1 to R. 417-13 and R. 421-7 du code de la route relative à l’arrêt et au stationnement dangereux, gênant ou abusif.

The amount of the reduced fixed fine provided for in article 529-7 is set as follows: 1° 22 euros for second-class offences; 2° 45 euros for third-class offences; 3° 90 euros for fourth-class offences.

A notice of fine and a payment card, the model for which is set by order of the Minister of Justice, shall be given to the offender when one of the offences provided for in article R. 49-8-5. The notice mentions the amount of the reduced fixed fine, the time allowed to pay it and the person or service with whom payment must be made. It also mentions the procedure…

Payment of the reduced fixed fine is made in cash, by cheque or, if the ticketing officer has the necessary equipment, by bank card to the ticketing officer. The latter immediately issues the offender with a receipt, the model for which is set by order of the minister responsible for the budget. If the amount of the fixed fine is not paid under the conditions set out in the first…

When the offender has not paid the minor fixed fine, he is liable for the fixed fine and the provisions of articles R. 49, R. 49-3 to R. 49-8 are applicable.

The traffic offences provided for in article R48-1 for which the fixed fine is not applicable are subject to the provisions of articles R. 49 to R. 49-8.

The ticket and payment card mentioned in article R. 49-1, if they are sent pursuant to article 529-10, are accompanied by a request for exoneration form specifying the conditions for admissibility of the request provided for in article 529-2, the methods of payment of the deposit, as well as the penalties provided for by the articles 226-10 et 441-1 du code pénal et R. 49-19 of this code.

L’avis d’amende forfaitaire majorée adressé en application de l’article 529-10 specifies the conditions for admissibility of the claim provided for in article 530, the methods of payment of the deposit, as well as the penalties provided for by articles 226-10 and 441-1 of the Penal Code and R. 49-19 of this code.

When the request for exoneration or the complaint is accompanied by the information provided for in b of 1° of Article 529-10, it specifies the surname, first names, sex, date of birth and address of the presumed driver, as well as his driving licence number.

When the request for exoneration or the claim is accompanied by the document provided for in d of 1° of article 529-10, the latter contains the relevant information specified by joint order of the Minister of Justice, the Minister of Transport and the Minister of Road Safety, derived from data recorded by the system for recording driving delegation data.