French Code of Criminal Procedure
In forceThe provisions of paragraphs 2 and 3 of article A. 37-27-1, IV of Article A. 37-27-2, and articles A. 37-27-3 to A. 37-27-5 shall not apply if the ticketing officer is equipped with a device enabling a dematerialised receipt to be sent to the offender or the perpetrator of the offence and immediate payment is made in accordance with the provisions of this article.
This payment may be made by cheque, or in electronic form, using either a bank card or another form of payment card authorised for the payment of fines, where applicable directly on the automated remote fine payment website of the Directorate General of Public Finances. If the offender so requests, this payment will give rise to the sending by digital means to the electronic address provided by the offender of a dematerialised receipt containing the information mentioned in article A. 37-27-3.
This payment may also be made in cash if the offender agrees to a dematerialised receipt being sent digitally to the electronic address that he/she provides, containing the information mentioned in Article A. 37-27-3.
The dematerialised receipt corresponding to each collection made is given to the public accountant when the funds are paid into the account.
This receipt includes a unique identifier allocated by the computerised system as a bundle number, and when it is issued, the information it contains must be recorded and kept in the computerised system.
The information that must appear, pursuant to articles A. 37-22 and A. 37-27-3, in the book of counterfoil receipts for collection and the various sheets of the book's bundles, are stored on a dematerialised medium, guaranteeing their security and reliability, using a secure device, which may be the one provided for in Article A. 37-19. It must not be possible to modify the information inserted on this medium after it has been signed by the officer or the offender.
