French Code of Criminal Procedure
In forceThe Public Prosecutor's Office at the court that imposed the residence ban, which has become enforceable, will give or arrange for the convicted person to be given a document enabling him or her to prove his or her situation with regard to the residence ban. Where the residence ban has been imposed with provisional enforcement, this document may be handed over at the end of the hearing. If the offender has been imprisoned, this document is given to him or her on release. If the sentenced person is summoned by the sentence enforcement judge when this document could not previously be given to him or her, this magistrate will ensure that it is handed over.
The document given to the convicted offender shall mention the offender's marital status, the date of the sentencing decision and the court from which it originates, the duration of the ban on residence as well as the list of prohibited places and, if applicable, the supervision measure(s) set by the court pursuant to l'article 762-1.
Any decision modifying the terms of enforcement of the residence ban pursuant to articles 762-4 and 762-5 is mentioned on the document. This mention is made by the magistrate taking the decision or, if the decision is taken by the criminal court, by the public prosecutor at that court.
If the residence ban accompanies an unsuspended custodial sentence, the document also mentions this sentence and the day on which the deprivation of liberty ended.
The document reproduces the terms of Articles 131-31 and 131-32 of the Criminal Code and articles 762-2, 762-4 and 762-5 of the code of criminal procedure. It further specifies that the fact that the convicted person evades the obligations and prohibitions arising from the residence ban is punishable by the penalties set out in Article 434-38 of the Criminal Code.
The model of the document provided for in this article shall be drawn up by the Minister of Justice.
