Section 3: Judicial procedures for the release and review of non-consensual psychiatric care measures

The director of the establishment, either on his own initiative or at the request of the judge, shall provide the documents referred to in article R. 3211-12 by any means within five days of registration of the application.

When it comes from the person who is the subject of psychiatric care, the application may be lodged with the secretariat of the host institution. The request for legal action may also be made by an oral statement taken by the director of the institution, who will draw up a report containing the information provided for in article R. 3211-10, dated and signed by himself and the person concerned. If…

When the liberty and custody judge decides to refer the matter to himself pursuant to the last paragraph of I of article L. 3211-12, he shall give the person undergoing psychiatric care, his lawyer as soon as he has been appointed and, where applicable, the person in charge of the legal protection measure relating to the person or his legal representatives if he is a minor, the third party who…

The judge’s order is made within twelve days of registration of the application at the court registry. This period is extended to twenty-five days if an expert opinion is ordered.