The request for exoneration provided for in article 495-18 or the claim provided for in article 495-19 is only admissible if it is sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, using the form attached to the fixed fine or increased fixed fine notice, and if it is accompanied either by a document showing that a prior deposit equal to the amount of the fixed fine has been paid, in the case provided for in the first paragraph of article 495-18, or to that of the increased fixed fine, in the case provided for in the second paragraph of article 495-19, or a receipt for the lodging of a complaint for the offence of identity theft provided for in article 434-23 of the Penal Code.
The public prosecutor shall check that the conditions for admissibility of the request or complaint provided for in this article have been met.
The requests and complaints provided for in this article may also be sent electronically, in accordance with the procedures specified by order.