Chapter II: Establishment of criminal record cards

A criminal record record is drawn up in the name of any natural or legal person who has been the subject of one of the decisions listed in articles 768 and 768-1. This form is drawn up on paper or magnetic media. It contains the following information: 1° Information relating to the person in whose name it is drawn up: a) In the case of natural persons: -name, forenames, date,…

The form recording one of the decisions referred to in articles 768 (1° to 6°) and 768-1 (1° to 3°) is drawn up by the clerk of the court that made the decision within fifteen days of the decision becoming final if it was made after hearing both parties. The record drawn up for a settlement under article 768, 9° is drawn up by the public prosecutor within fifteen days…

The records are sent to the automated national criminal records department either on paper, in the form of a magnetic recording, or by secure electronic means, including when the communication of conviction notices is provided for by international conventions.

Records of a disciplinary decision by an administrative authority, which entails or imposes incapacities, are sent to the automated national criminal records department as soon as notice is received, which is given as soon as possible to the public prosecutor or the Minister of Justice by the authority that issued the decision. Records of an expulsion order are drawn up by the Minister of the Interior or the prefects of…

The records of the automated national criminal record are recorded on a magnetic medium.

The automated national criminal records department, as soon as it is notified, shall record on the records the particulars prescribed in articles 769 and 769-1. The notice intended for the automated national criminal record service is drawn up and, subject to the provisions of the last paragraph, sent: 1° For pardons, commutations or reductions of sentences resulting from a decree of individual pardon, by the Minister of Justice; for those…

The records in the automated national criminal record are deleted in the following cases: 1° Upon the death of the holder of the record, established in particular by the entry made in the civil status register of births pursuant to Article 79 of the Civil Code or, where the death has not been brought to the attention of the automated national criminal records department, when the holder has reached the…

The automated national criminal records department registers notices from foreign authorities concerning persons convicted by a foreign court. These notices may be received by letter, fax or secure electronic means.

For persons born in the overseas territories the records provided for in articles R. 65 and R. 67, paragraph 2, and the notices provided for in articles R. 67, paragraph 1, R. 69 and R. 71, are forwarded to the public prosecutor or the public prosecutor at the appeal court in the territory in which the place of birth is located, who forwards it to the competent registry.