Enacted parts

ARTICLE 132-26-3
(Inserted by Act no. 2004-204 of 9 March 2004 article 185-VI Official Journal of 10 March 2004, in force 1 January 2005)
The trial court may also impose the measures provided for by articles 132-43 to 132-46 on a convicted person who
has been placed under electronic surveillance.
Subsection 2
Division of penalties
Articles 132-27 to
132-28
ARTICLE 132-27
Where compelling medical, family, professional or social reasons are established, the court may decide that a
custodial sentence of a year or less imposed for a misdemeanour is served in instalments over a period not exceeding
three years. None of those instalments may be shorter than two days.
ARTICLE 132-28
(Act no. 2003-495 of 12 June 2003 art. 5 V Official Journal of 13 June 2003)
Where compelling medical, family, professional or social reasons are established, the court may decide that a fine
imposed for a misdemeanour or a petty offence will be paid by instalments over a period not exceeding three years. The
same applies where a natural person is sentenced to pay day-fines or his driving licence is suspended; but the
suspension of a driving licence may not be so divided when imposed for misdemeanours or petty offences for which the
law or regulation precludes this penalty being limited to driving outside professional activities.
Subsection 3
Ordinary suspension
Articles 132-30 to
132-29
ARTICLE 132-29
A court imposing a sentence may order it to be suspended in the cases and pursuant to the conditions set out
hereafter.
After the imposition of a suspended sentence, the presiding judge of the court shall caution the convicted person,
where he is present, of the consequences following another conviction for a new offence committed within the period set
out under articles 132-35 and 132-37
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PENAL CODE
Conditions for the granting of ordinary suspension
Articles 132-30 to
132-34