French Code of Criminal Procedure
In forceI.-The judicial police officer shall draw up a report mentioning:
1° The reasons justifying the placement in police custody, in accordance with 1° to 6° of l'article 62-2 ;
2° The duration of the hearings of the person in police custody and the rest periods between these hearings, the times at which he or she was able to eat, the day and time from which he or she was held in police custody, and the day and time from which he or she was either released or brought before the competent magistrate ;
3° Where applicable, any hearings of the person in police custody carried out in other proceedings during the period of police custody;
4° Information given and requests made pursuant to the Articles 63-2 to 63-3-1 and the action taken on them;
5° Whether a full search or internal body investigations were carried out.
These mentions must be specially signed by the person in custody. In the event of refusal, this shall be noted.
II.-The entries and signatures provided for in 2° and 5° of I concerning the dates and times of the start and end of police custody and the duration of hearings and rest periods between these hearings, as well as the use of full body searches or internal body investigations, shall also appear in a special register, kept for this purpose in any police or gendarmerie premises likely to receive a person in police custody. This register may be kept in dematerialised form.
In police forces or departments where judicial police officers are required to keep a statement book, the entries and signatures provided for in the first paragraph of this II are also recorded in this book. Only the entries are reproduced in the report, which is forwarded to the judicial authority.
