Chapter I: Automated processing of personal data known as "digital criminal records

The following categories of personal data may be recorded:

1° Concerning witnesses, victims, accused persons, persons under investigation or placed under the status of assisted witness, persons prosecuted, convicted persons as well as those under investigation for the investigation of the causes of death or injury provided for by Article 74 or an investigation into a worrying disappearance referred to in Article 74-1:

a) Data relating to identity and contact details, in particular: title, surname at birth, given name, alias, sex, dates of birth and death, commune of birth, code and name of country of birth, nationality, telephone number, e-mail address, postal address, parentage, family situation, professional situation, school and university career;

b) Data relating to administrative status, in particular: authorisation, papers, residence or work permits, etc: authorisation, documents, residence permits or travel documents for foreign nationals, identity card, passport, driving licence, prior administrative authorisation;

c) Data relating to assets, in particular : account numbers, accounting documents, movable and immovable property;

d) Data relating to activities, in particular: movements, frequenting, contacts;

e) Data relating to objects, vehicles and means of communication, in particular vehicle identification number, number plate, data relating to equipment identifiers, geolocation data;

f) Biometric data enabling the person to be identified, in particular: fingerprints, genetic fingerprint;

g) Social security number;

h) Data relating to offences, convictions or security measures:

-data relating to legal proceedings: prosecution number, registration number issued by the investigating services, unique justice identifier;

-criminal status of individuals during the proceedings: criminal record and previous convictions of the perpetrator;

-criminal status of an individual at a given point in the proceedings: prison number, expected release date, incidents in detention;

-method of appearance before the court, nature of the judgment;

amount claimed for damages or provision;

-offences to which the proceedings relate: terms of participation in the offence, unit of blood alcohol level, repeat offence, nature of offence code NATINF and its wording, INSEE code of the commune, place where the offence was committed, start date of the offence, end date of the offence;

-sentence handed down, wording of the sentence and measure, reasons, obligations.

The processing may contain photographs. It does not include a facial recognition device based on them.

The processing may record personal data of the kind referred to in article 6 of amended law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms, insofar as such data is strictly necessary for the purposes defined in article R. 249-9.

2° Concerning lawyers:

a) Data relating to identity: birth name, customary name, first names;

b) Data relating to professional practice, in particular the membership number of the Caisse nationale des barreaux français and a copy of the professional card;

c) Data relating to means of communication, in particular: toque number, postal and e-mail address, telephone and fax number;

3° Concerning experts and qualified persons:

a) Data relating to identity, in particular : birth name, customary name, forenames;

b) Data relating to professional practice, in particular title, grade and post;

c) Data relating to means of communication, in particular postal and electronic addresses, telephone and fax numbers;

4° Concerning staff from the Ministry of Justice:

a) Surname at birth or used name and forename;

b) Body and/or grade, position and nominative e-mail address;

c) Staff member's administrative position code, staff member's department mnemonic and department title;

5° Concerning members of investigation departments:

a) Surname at birth or used name and forenames;

b) Body and/or grade, function and nominative e-mail address;

c) Administrative position code of the member of staff, mnemonic of the member of staff's department and wording of the department.

In addition to all of this data, free comments from the magistrate handling the case may also be recorded in the processing system, which can only be accessed and viewed by the magistrate. Only data and information that are strictly necessary, appropriate and not excessive in relation to the purposes pursued may be recorded in the free comments.