Section 2: Informing the person entered in the file

Informing convicted persons is carried out in accordance with the provisions of this article. When the person is present at the hearing, the information relating to his registration in the file and the notification of his obligations are carried out by the president of the court or the court clerk or registry official designated by him. However, the person placed or kept in detention pursuant to the conviction justifying their…

In the event of a penal composition provided for in 3° of Article 706-53-2, the person is informed by the public prosecutor or the public prosecutor’s delegate, who hands over the document provided for in article R. 53-8-9 to the interested party.

In the cases provided for by 4° of Article 706-53-2, the magistrate or court making the decision shall inform the person concerned and notify them of their obligations either orally or by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. Failing this, notification is made by the public prosecutor in accordance with the procedures described in the third paragraph of Article R. 53-8-9. The document provided for in the penultimate paragraph of…

In the case of placement under judicial supervision as provided for in 5° of Article 706-53-2, informing the person and providing the document provided for in Article R. 53-8-9 are made by the investigating judge who orders the entry in the file, even if the supervision measure was ordered by the liberty and custody judge.

In the cases provided for by 6° of Article 706-53-2, the person must be informed and provided with the document provided for by Article R. 53-8-9 are made, under the conditions set out in the third and fourth paragraphs of this article, either by the prison registry if the person is detained in France, or by the public prosecutor in Nantes. If it transpires that the person’s address is unknown,…