Section 2a: Provisions applicable to certain breaches of the Highway Code

For second, third, fourth and fifth class traffic offences, the list of which is set by decree in the Conseil d’Etat, with the exception of those relating to parking, the fixed fine is reduced if the offender pays the amount in accordance with the conditions set out in article 529-8.

The amount of the fixed fine may be paid either into the hands of the ticketing officer when the offence is established, or within fifteen days of the offence being established or, if the notice of offence is subsequently sent to the person concerned, within fifteen days of this being sent. In the event of non-payment of the reduced fixed fine under the conditions set out above, the offender is…

The fixed fine must be paid within forty-five days of the offence being recorded or the notice of offence being sent. The provisions of article 529-2 relating to the request for exoneration and the automatic increase are applicable.

When the fixed fine notice concerning one of the offences mentioned in article L. 121-3 of the Highway Code has been sent to the holder of the registration certificate or to the persons referred to in the last three paragraphs of Article L. 121-2 of this code, the request for exoneration provided for by article 529-2 or the claim provided for by article 530 is only admissible if it is…

The notice of contravention provided for by articles 529-1 and 529-8 or the payment notice for the settlement provided for by Article 529-6 may be sent following the discovery of a traffic offence committed using an approved automatic control device. In the event of a complaint being lodged with the police court, the official report or the report of the officer or agent of the judicial police or of the…