Stop Fraud

A system to combat fraud in public transport enters into force

Publié le 10 décembre 2024 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

On December 3, 2024, an application decree on the Savary Law came into force, introducing a scheme to combat fraud on public transport. The implementation of the “Stop fraud” scheme initiated by the Law of 22 March 2016 aims to collect the identity of offenders in the context of the recovery of transport fines.

The “Le Roux - Savary” law on preventing and combating incivility, public security offenses and terrorist acts in public passenger transport has made it possible to establish a legal framework for address verification. It requires public transport users to carry a ‘document attesting to their identity’ to be presented to officials if they are in breach of the law; and permits transport companies to ‘make the travel of their passengers subject to the holding of a personal transport document’. In the case of checks, passengers must be able to present a document to verify that their ticket matches their identity. 

From January 2025, transport authorities will be able to require users to provide proof of their postal address, to verify or obtain a certain number of personal data of the offender: surname and first name, date and place of birth and address. Sworn agents will be able to verify the addresses of offenders by cross-checking the data with public administrations and social security organizations.

The scheme will be officially launched in early January.

Please note

the information forwarded may be used only to enable the sums due under the criminal transaction or the increased flat-rate fine to be recovered. The decree strictly limits the persons who can access the data within the transport service operators and the single legal person, and provides that the authorization of the agents attached to the latter is issued following the follow-up of initial and continuous training in the protection of personal data.

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