French Code of Criminal Procedure
In forceA person sentenced to socio-judicial supervision may apply to the court that handed down the sentence or, in the event of more than one conviction, to the last court to have given a ruling, to be relieved of this measure. If the conviction was handed down by an assize court, the court with jurisdiction to rule on the application is the investigating chamber in whose jurisdiction the assize court has its seat.
The application may not be brought before the competent court until one year has elapsed from the date of the conviction. If this first application is refused, another application may not be made until one year after the refusal. The same applies, where applicable, to subsequent applications.
The request for an extension is addressed to the sentence enforcement judge, who orders a medical assessment and forwards it to the competent court with the expert's conclusions and his reasoned opinion.
The assessment is carried out by two experts in the event of a conviction for the murder or assassination of a minor preceded or accompanied by rape, torture or acts of barbarism.
The court shall rule in accordance with the conditions laid down in the third, fourth and fifth paragraphs of Article 703.
The court may decide to relieve the convicted person of only part of his obligations.
After obtaining the opinion of the public prosecutor, the sentence enforcement judge may, after hearing the sentenced person and obtaining the opinion of the coordinating doctor, decide in accordance with the procedures laid down by article 712-8 to terminate the socio-judicial supervision involving a treatment order early, without the need to refer the matter to the trial court, if it appears that the offender has been rehabilitated and that treatment is no longer necessary. The judge may also decide to release the offender from only some of his obligations, including, where applicable, the treatment order.
