Question juridique clé
Whether the authorities wrongly switched from order-fine procedure to ordinary criminal proceedings without a payment slip and reflection period.
Solution extraite
No. Once the accused disputed the offense, refused full identification, and opposed the procedure, the police had to move to ordinary proceedings; the payment slip was not an implied admission and the reflection period was not meant for reconsidering guilt.
Motifs extraits
The order-fine procedure is a simplified, consensual route for clear minor traffic offenses. If authorship or guilt is contested, the police must refer the case to the judge because they cannot resolve a disputed criminal accusation themselves.