Title I: Psychiatric care arrangements

I.-Under the written procedure without a hearing provided for in III of Article L. 3211-12-2, the liberty and custody judge shall rule on applications to maintain or release the measure before the expiry, depending on the case, of the twenty-four hour period referred to in the third paragraph of II of Article L. 3222-5-1 applicable to seclusion or restraint measures or the seven day period referred to in the fifth…

Under the written procedure without a hearing provided for in III of article L. 3211-12-2, the court registry shall notify the parties of the order without delay and by any means that can be used to establish receipt. The court registry shall notify the establishment director by any means.

I.-When the judge decides to hold a hearing in application of the provisions of the penultimate paragraph of III of Article L. 3211-12-2, the patient who is the subject of a seclusion or restraint measure shall be assisted or represented by a lawyer. He shall be represented by a lawyer if the magistrate decides, in the light of the medical opinion provided for in the second paragraph of I of…