Section 5: Retention period for data entered in the register and procedures for deleting them

The data entered in the register is kept for a period of thirty years from the day on which the examination, expertise or assessment was carried out or, if the person was a minor at the time of the offence, for a period of fifteen years.

The public prosecutor or the public prosecutor informs the administrative department without delay of the decision to discontinue proceedings, except in cases where this decision is based on the premier alinéa de l’article 122-1 du code pénal, ou de la décision définitive de relaxe ou d’acquittement intervenue dans la procédure au cours de laquelle a été ordonné l’expertise, l’examen ou l’évaluation enregistré dans le répertoire. The investigating court or its…

The managing service shall proceed with the deletion of data entered in the directory: a) Upon expiry of the period provided for in Article R. 53-21-20 ; b) When informed of one of the decisions mentioned in article R. 53-21-21; c) When informed of the death of the person concerned; d) When informed of a deletion decision taken pursuant to articles R. 53-21-11 to R. 53-21-17.