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Article R53-8-13 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The justification and declaration of a change of address provided for by Article 706-53-5 shall be made by means of any document less than three months old in the name of the person concerned establishing the reality of their domicile, in particular a receipt or invoice. If the proof produced relates to the home of a third party, it must be accompanied by an accommodation certificate drawn up and signed…

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Article R53-8-14 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

For the application of 1° and 2° of Article 706-53-5, the proof referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 53-8-13 is delivered or sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt to the police station or gendarmerie brigade responsible for the person’s place of residence during the month of the anniversary of the person’s birth. If the civil status declared by the person concerned does not allow the…

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Article R53-8-15 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

To satisfy the obligation of presentation referred to in the fifth paragraph of Article 706-53-5, the supporting document referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 53-8-13 is delivered in person by the person concerned either to the police station or gendarmerie unit where he or she lives, or to the departmental gendarmerie group or the departmental public security directorate on which his or her home depends, or to…

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Article R53-8-16 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Failing receipt of the letter referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 53-8-14 within eight days of the dates defined in Article R. 53-8-14, the department managing the file shall send the Ministry of the Interior the notice provided for in articles 706-53-8 and R. 53-8-26. Failing submission within the time limits defined in Article R. 53-8-15, the department managing the file shall send the Ministry of the…

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Article R53-8-17 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The obligation to report provided for in the fifth paragraph of Article 706-53-5 shall be carried out, every month, every six months or every year as the case may be, within the periods determined in application of the preceding provisions. This obligation does not exempt the person from declaring any changes of address.

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Article R53-8-18 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

If the person resides abroad, proof of address must be provided by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt sent to the department managing the file. The supporting documents must then be accompanied by or bear a visa issued either by the foreign authorities or diplomatic or consular posts. During the stay abroad, the obligation to present, if it exists, is suspended without this suspension affecting the duration of the person’s…

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Article R53-8-19 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

When the person is serving a custodial sentence pursuant to the conviction that led to their registration in the file, their obligation to provide proof of address, to declare a change of address and, where applicable, to present themselves, only arises from the date of their final release or from the date of execution of a sentence adjustment measure leading to release from the prison, other than a temporary leave.

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Article R53-8-20 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

When the person is in a public or private establishment in which he or she is placed, detained or held pursuant to a judicial or administrative decision, proof of address may consist of a certificate issued by the person in charge of the establishment. This certificate is sent by the person in charge, who has been informed of the person’s legal situation either by the person concerned or by the…

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