Imprisonment in default of payment shall be a procedure which aims at compelling a convict to execute a pecuniary sentence pronounced against him or make restitution ordered by a court in a criminal case.
It shall be applicable without prior notice at the instance of the Legal Department in the event of non-execution of a pecuniary sentence or non-restitution of property.
If shall consist of a term of imprisonment during which the debtor shall be obliged to work.
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In force from 27-07-2005
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