Section 8: Suspension of sentence under article 720-1-1

The sentenced person whose sentence is suspended pursuant to Article 720-1-1 is placed under the supervision of the territorially competent sentence enforcement judge pursuant to the provisions of article 712-10, assisted by the prison integration and probation service.

The court, which, pursuant, as the case may be, to articles 712-6,712-7or 712-13, grants this suspension of sentence, may provide that the sentenced person will be subject to one or more of the following obligations, designed in particular to allow verification that the conditions set out in the first paragraph of Article 720-1-1 demeurent remplies : 1° Establish his residence or be hospitalised in a place or establishment determined by…

The increase or modification of the obligations may be ordered by the sentence enforcement judge, after obtaining the opinion of the prison integration and probation service. .

In application of the seventh paragraph of article 720-1-1, the sentence enforcement judge may terminate the suspension of sentence if the obligations set out in the decision are not complied with, after the adversarial debate provided for in l’article 712-6. To this end, he may issue the warrants provided for by Article 712-17.

At any time, the public prosecutor may refer the matter to the sentence enforcement judge so that he can order a medical assessment to check whether the sentenced person still meets the criteria set out in article 720-1-1. He may also ask the court to order the expert opinion required by the penultimate paragraph of article 720-1-1.