By way of derogation from articles 41-4 and 41-5, when proceedings have ended in a final conviction handed down by an Assize Court, the Public Prosecutor or the Attorney General who intends to order the handover to the Estates Department or to the Agency for the Management and Recovery of Seized and Confiscated Assets or the destruction of items placed in the hands of the law as part of these…
The public prosecutor has, in the exercise of his duties, the right to directly request the force publique.
The public prosecutor of the place where the offence was committed, the public prosecutor of the place of residence of one of the persons suspected of having taken part in the offence, the public prosecutor of the place where one of these persons was arrested, even when the arrest was made for another reason, and the public prosecutor of the place where one of these persons was detained, even when…
Where the public prosecutor’s office at the judicial court has, pursuant to this code, specialised and concurrent jurisdiction that extends to the jurisdictions of other judicial courts, whether specialised or not, this jurisdiction is exercised with priority over that of the public prosecutor’s offices at these courts as long as the public prosecution has not been initiated. When it decides to exercise its jurisdiction, the public prosecutors’ offices of these…
The public prosecutor has authority over the officers of the public prosecutor’s office at the police courts within his jurisdiction. He may report to them any contraventions of which he is aware and order them to prosecute. He may also, if necessary, request that an investigation be opened. .
For offences that municipal police officers are authorised to record by means of a procès-verbal in accordance with the provisions of articles L. 511-1 and L. 512-2 of the Internal Security Code and which are committed to the detriment of the municipality in respect of one of its assets, the mayor may, as long as the public prosecution has not been initiated, propose to the offender a transaction consisting of…
The Public Prosecutor at the Judicial Court acts as Public Prosecutor before the Police Court for 5th class offences not covered by the fixed fine procedure. He may also occupy it in any matter before the police court, if he deems it appropriate, instead of the police commissioner who usually performs these functions under the supervision of the public prosecutor. However, where forestry offences are referred to the police courts,…
If the police commissioner is unable to act, the public prosecutor shall appoint, for a full year, one or more replacements from among the commissioners, commanders or captains of police residing within the jurisdiction of the judicial court. .
If there are several police commissioners at the place where the police court sits, the public prosecutor shall designate the one who shall perform the functions of the public prosecutor.
If there is no police commissioner at the place where the police court sits, the public prosecutor shall designate, to exercise the functions of the public prosecutor, a police commissioner or a police commander or captain residing within the jurisdiction of the judicial court or, failing that, of an adjoining judicial court located in the same department.
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