Chapter IV: Issuance of Bulletin No. 1 of the Criminal Record

Bulletin no. 1 is requested from the magistrate in charge of the automated national criminal record by letter, telegram, fax, teletransmission or magnetic medium, indicating the civil status of the person whose bulletin is requested, and specifying the requesting judicial authority. If the person whose bulletin is requested is a legal entity, the request must include an indication of its name, its registration in the Répertoire national des entreprises et…

Before drawing up bulletin no. 1 for a natural person, the department responsible for the automated national criminal record checks the identity of the person concerned using the information communicated by the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies pursuant to Article R. 64. If the result of this examination proves negative, he shall enter in the body of the bulletin, to the exclusion of any other mention, the indication…

Before drawing up bulletin no. 1 for a legal entity, the department responsible for the automated national criminal record checks the entity’s registration using information held by the National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies. If the result of this examination is negative, it enters in the body of the bulletin, to the exclusion of any other indication, the indication “No applicable identity”. If the legal entity is not registered,…

If one or more criminal record cards exist, the content as well as that of the entries provided for in Article 769, is reproduced on bulletin no. 1. If not, the bulletin n° 1 is marked: “nil”.

Bulletin no. 1 of the criminal record is sent by letter to the requesting judicial authority. Bulletin No. 1 may also be issued by secure electronic means, including where this is provided for by international conventions. In urgent cases, this may be sent by fax. If the request for bulletin no. 1 comes from the central authority of a Member State of the European Union, the reply is sent without…