French Code of Criminal Procedure
In forceIn this case, the prohibition on approaching the victim and the obligation to wear an anti-seizure bracelet may only be ordered if, pursuant to 9° and 13° of Article 132-45 of the Criminal Code, a prohibition is also imposed on going to certain specified places where the victim usually lives, works or is, and a prohibition on receiving or meeting the victim or entering into contact with him or her in any way whatsoever.
The provisions of articles R. 631-1 and R. 631-3 of the Penitentiary Code and those of articles R. 24-16 to R. 24-23 of this Code, with the exception of articles R. 24-19 and R. 24-22, are then applicable, the reference to the revocation of the judicial supervision provided for by article R. 24-20 being replaced by a reference to the revocation of the probationary suspension, or to the revocation or withdrawal of the sentence adjustment measure.
If the prohibition on contact imposed on the offender leads, in particular as a result of contact attributable both to his movements and to those of the victim, to a large number of alerts that excessively infringe his right to respect for his private and family life, at any time during the execution of the sentence, the offender may ask the sentence enforcement judge to reduce the alert and pre-alert distances, or to end the ban and the wearing of the bracelet. The judge will then rule in accordance with article 712-6. This decision may also be taken ex officio by the sentence enforcement judge.
Without being able to exceed the duration of the sentence, probation or sentence adjustment measure, the duration of the ban on approaching the victim and the wearing of an anti-seizure bracelet may not exceed two years, although this period may be renewed once in criminal cases and twice in criminal cases by the sentence enforcement judge who rules in accordance with the terms of article 712-6.
