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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 770

…ith the rules of jurisdiction and procedure laid down by the second and third paragraphs of Article 778. When the decision has been removed from the criminal record, the mention of this decision must…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable to natural persons

Article 785

A pardon may only be applied for in court, during the convicted person's lifetime, by the latter or, if he or she is banned, by his or her legal representative; in the event of death and if the legal…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 779

…ree in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the measures necessary for the implementation of articles 768 to 778, and in particular the conditions under which bulletins no. 1, 2 and 3 of the criminal re…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 772

…s shall also be notified of any changes made to the record or criminal record by virtue of articles 769 and 770.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VI: Judicial restraint

Article 759

…e may be prosecuted. Where full payment has not been made, and subject to the provisions of Article 760, judicial restraint may be requested again for the amount of the sums still due.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VI: Judicial restraint

Article 762

When the sentence enforcement judge rules in application of the provisions of article 754to enforce the imprisonment incurred for failure to pay a day-fine, the provisions of article 750 do not apply.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VII: Residence ban

Article 763

In the event that a criminal sentence is time-barred, the convicted person is automatically and permanently banned from residing in the département where the victim of the crime or his direct heirs re…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 771

…riminal record also receives the convictions, decisions, judgments or orders referred to in Article 768 of this code, concerning persons born abroad and persons whose birth certificate cannot be found…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable to natural persons

Article 786

…nalty, from the day of their final release or, in accordance with the last paragraph of the article 733, from the day of their conditional release where this has not been followed by revocation.In res…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VI: Judicial restraint

Article 752

Judicial restraint may not be imposed on convicted persons who, by any means, prove their insolvency.

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