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Article 200

De la mise en liberté provisoire et des sentences de provision

Criminal Procedure
Titre II: De la procédure criminelle (On Criminal Procedure)
Chapitre VI: De la mise en liberté provisoire et des sentences de provision (On Provisional Release and Provisional Sentences)

L'accusé qui aura laissé contraindre sa caution au payement, ne pourra plus, à l'avenir, être admis à demander sa liberté provisoire, en offrant caution.

Life lesson: If your guarantor had to be forced to pay because you didn't show up, you permanently lose the right to bail — you'll never be released on surety again.
Notes: Permanent bail forfeiture: accused whose caution was contrainte loses future bail eligibility. Lifetime disqualification. Harsh deterrent against bail-jumping. Protects potential future sureties from defaulting defendants.
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