Section 6: Liability and protection of elected representatives

Subject to the provisions of the fourth paragraph of Article 121-3 du code pénal, the president of the departmental council or a departmental councillor deputising for him or having received a delegation may only be convicted on the basis of the third paragraph of this same article for unintentional acts committed in the exercise of his functions if it is established that he did not take the normal care in…

The president of the departmental council, the vice-presidents or the departmental councillors who have been delegated benefit, on the occasion of their functions, from protection organised by the department in accordance with the rules laid down by the penal code, special laws and the present code. The department is obliged to protect the president of the departmental council, the vice-presidents or the departmental councillors who have received a delegation against…