20The procedure laid down in respect of the issuing of such a penalty order is simplified and does not require a hearing or a trial inter partes. Issued by the court upon application by the Public Prosecutor’s Office in the case of minor offences, that order is a provisional decision. In accordance with Paragraph 410 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, a penalty order acquires the force of res judicata upon expiry of a period of two weeks from its service, where appropriate, on the persons authorised to accept service for the person being sentenced. The latter may secure a trial inter partes only by lodging an objection against that order, before the expiry of that period. The objection, which may be lodged in writing or by making a statement recorded by the registry, results in a court hearing being held.
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