Section 3: Judicial police officers

Officers of the judicial police assist officers of the judicial police in the performance of their duties, strictly limited to the operations prescribed to them and without being able to delegate to them any of the powers proper to the officer of the judicial police in charge of the investigation. In addition, the judicial police officers are in particular responsible for enforcing: 1° Coercive measures against defaulting witnesses pursuant to…

The judicial police officers listed in Article 20 have jurisdiction to record all crimes, offences or contraventions and to draw up a report. In addition, they may carry out preliminary investigations either on their own initiative or on the instructions of the public prosecutor or their hierarchical superiors. In the context of proceedings for a flagrant crime or misdemeanour, they are authorised to interview persons likely to provide information on…

The judicial police officers listed in article 21 shall give an account of all crimes, offences or contraventions of which they have knowledge in the form of reports sent to their hierarchical superiors. The latter, who have the status of judicial police officers, shall inform the public prosecutor without delay, in particular by forwarding the reports of these judicial police officers, pursuant to article 19.