Convictions listed in Bulletin No. 1 of the Criminal Record

The B1 is the most complete bulletin. It contains all convictions, measures and sanctions that have been pronounced against a person, including when that person was a minor.

Bulletin No. 1 includes the following elements:

• Criminal convictions for crime, offense or contravention 5th class (for example, prostitution)
• Convictions for the first 4 classes if the sentence results in prohibition, forfeiture or incapacity (e.g. suspension of the driving license for a period not exceeding 3 years)
• Administrative and disciplinary decisions that establish a prohibition (e.g. prohibition to engage in a professional activity for a certain period of time)
• Judgments pronouncing the deprivation of parental authority or the withdrawal of all or part of the rights attached thereto
• Deportation orders, if you are a foreigner
• Penal compositions the performance of which has been established by the public prosecutor
• Lump-sum fines for misdemeanors and 5th class tickets, even if they have been paid
• Convictions handed down by a foreign court, executed in France, or notified to the French authorities. The entry appears on B1 only if France has signed an agreement with the country in which the conviction was handed down.
• Penalties or waivers of penalties pronounced after adjournment sentencing (e.g., fine, imprisonment or conditional sentence)
• Decisions of parole.

Issuance of Criminal Record Bulletin No. 1

Only the judges, the public prosecutor and the prison administration may be issued with a person's bulletin n°1.​​

The offender cannot obtain a copy of the B1 of his or her criminal record. However, he may consult him after having sent a request to the public prosecutor of his residence. The application must be accompanied by proof of identity (national identity card or passport).

Convictions listed in Bulletin No. 2 of the Criminal Record

As a matter of principle, Bulletin No. 2 includes all judicial convictions and administrative sanctions. However, some convictions are not included on this bulletin. These include the following sanctions:

• Judgments against minors, including those handed down by a foreign court
• Convictions and fixed fines for contraventions
• Lump-sum fine in tort after 3 years after payment or 30 days following the sending of the notice requesting the author to the offense to pay the increased fine
• Convictions with a waiver of sentence or a adjournment of sentencing
• Decisions pronouncing the withdrawal of parental authority
• Conditional sentences considered as no avenues (unless a socio-judicial monitoring, a ban on working with minors or a penalty of ineligibility has been imposed for a longer period than the penalty)
• Deportation orders repealed
• Penal compositions the performance of which has been established by the public prosecutor

Issuance of Criminal Record Bulletin No. 2

Bulletin No. 2 of the criminal record may be issued to administrative authorities (example: town halls and prefectures) and commercial courts. It may also be requested by business executives (public or private) who employ employees to carry out a cultural, educational or social activity with minors.

In order to obtain bulletin No. 2, the employer must necessarily go through an administrative authority corresponding to his sector of activity (for example, the departmental services of youth, commitment and sports). Bulletin No. 2 may be communicated to the employer only if it does not contain any mention.

The convicted person may not request a copy of his or her Bulletin No. 2. Nevertheless, it may consult it after having sent a letter application to the public prosecutor for his residence. The application must be accompanied by proof of identity (national identity card or passport).

Convictions listed in Bulletin No. 3 of the Criminal Record

The bulletin n°3 is the one that contains the least mention of convictions. It comprises only the most serious convictions, namely:

• Sentences of deprivation of liberty (e.g. imprisonment) exceeding 2 years, if not accompanied by a reprieve
• Sentences of less than two years' imprisonment, where they are not suspended and provided that the court has ordered the conviction to be entered on the report card
• Disqualifications, prohibitions or incapacities which are not suspended (e.g. deprivation of parental authority, prohibition of professional activity)
• Measures of socio-judicial monitoring and penalties prohibiting the exercise of professional or voluntary activities involving habitual contact with minors. The entry of these two entries shall be deleted from the B3 at the end of the measure or prohibition.

Issuance of Bulletin No. 3 of the Criminal Record

Only there convicted person (or sound legal representative) may request the B3 of the criminal record. This request can be done online or by mail.