Without prejudice to the application of the provisions of articles 706-53-9 and 706-53-10, the information mentioned in Article 706-53-2 concerning the same person shall be removed from the file on the death of the person concerned or on expiry, from the date of delivery of the decision provided for in the same Article 706-53-2, of a period of :
1° Thirty years in the case of a felony or misdemeanour punishable by ten years’ imprisonment;
2° Twenty years in other cases.
However, this period is ten years if a minor is involved.
When the person is serving an unsuspended custodial sentence pursuant to the conviction leading to registration, these time limits do not begin to run until their release.
Amnesty or pardon as well as the rules specific to the erasure of convictions appearing in the criminal record do not result in the erasure of this information.
This information cannot, on its own, be used as evidence to establish the state of recidivism.
The entries provided for in 1°, 2° and 5° of Article 706-53-2 are removed from the file in the event of a final decision to dismiss, acquit or acquit. The entries provided for in 5° of the same article 706-53-2 may also be removed by decision of the investigating judge.