Section 1: Involuntary hospitalisation

When the investigating chamber or a trial court decides, in accordance with Article 706-135 of this code, to involuntarily hospitalise the person in an establishment mentioned in article L. 3222-1 of the Public Health Code, it shall make a reasoned order to this end as soon as it has handed down the judgment or ruling declaring the person not criminally irresponsible on account of mental disorder. This order is signed…

An order for involuntary hospitalisation made pursuant to article 706-135 of this code is immediately enforceable, without prejudice to the possibility of referring the matter to the liberty and custody judge in accordance with the provisions of l’article L. 3211-12 of the Public Health Code in order to terminate the hospitalisation. On pain of inadmissibility, this order may only be appealed or appealed to the Supreme Court at the same…

To allow the immediate application of the order provided for by articles D. 47-29 and D. 47-29-1, the public prosecutor shall inform the State representative or, in Paris, the police prefect in advance of hearings at which the investigating chamber or the trial court is likely to order involuntary hospitalisation in accordance with the provisions of l’article 706-135. The fact that the investigating chamber or the trial court does not…

In accordance with the provisions of article 706-135 of this code, the regime for involuntary hospitalisation ordered by a court pursuant to this article is, with regard to the conditions for lifting and extending this measure, identical to that for hospitalisation ordered by the State representative pursuant to articles L. 3213-1 and L. 3213-7 of the Public Health Code with regard to a person declared criminally irresponsible due to a…

When the investigating chamber or the trial court that pronounces a decision that a person is not criminally responsible orders, in accordance with Article 706-135 of this Code, the compulsory hospitalisation of the person when this has already been decided by the State representative in application of the provisions of article L. 3213-1 of the Public Health Code, the judicial decision replaces the hospitalisation order issued by the State representative….

When the investigating chamber or the trial court that pronounces a decision that the person is not criminally responsible does not decide to have the person hospitalised involuntarily because such hospitalisation has already been ordered by the State representative pursuant to the provisions of Article L. 3213-1 of the Public Health Code, the Public Prosecutor shall immediately notify the latter of this decision, so that he can be informed that…