As soon as the Public Prosecutor’s Office decides to proceed with the enforcement of the criminal order, the chief clerk of the court shall notify the criminal order to the accused by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, which shall include the information provided for in Article 495-3.
This letter indicates the time limits and procedures for objecting set out in the third and fifth paragraphs of article 495-3 and in Article R. 41-8 as well as, in the event of a fine being imposed, the time limits and procedures for payment of the fine.
Unless these details are included in the criminal order, this letter states that if the fine, the fixed procedural fee and, if applicable, the increase in the fine are paid voluntarily within one month of the date of dispatch, the amount of the sums due will be reduced by 20%.
This information is also communicated to the accused when the criminal order is notified to him by the public prosecutor or his delegate.