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Deleting a French TAJ police record
TAJ is a French police database separate from the criminal record. Deletion, correction and annotation follow different rules depending on the person’s status and criminal decision. Discontinuance or a clear B2 record does not guarantee deletion. For an investigated person, a reasoned request and evidence of dispatch are important; refusal or silence can open specific challenge routes.
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Is a TAJ annotation the same as deletion?
No. An article 230-8 annotation restricts certain administrative consultations within the provision’s scope. It does not delete data or guarantee universal invisibility.
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Why does a clear criminal record not delete TAJ?
The criminal record and TAJ are separate systems. Articles 775 and 775-1 govern B2 entries and exclusions; article 230-8 governs decisions concerning TAJ. Absence of a criminal entry on B2 may satisfy a condition for considering a request in some situations, but is not a police-database deletion decision.
Which operation addresses the problem in the database?
| Need | Operation to examine | Check |
|---|---|---|
| Remove the data | Deletion | Status, decision and article 230-8 conditions |
| Correct data or legal classification | Correction or completion | Specific error and evidence |
| Record a procedural outcome | Annotation | Decision and administrative-consultation scope |
How do acquittal and discontinuance differ?
After a final acquittal, deletion is the principle unless the prosecutor orders retention under the statutory framework, with annotation and notice. No case to answer or discontinuance leads to an annotation unless deletion is ordered. Keep the exact decision and evidence that it is final rather than treating every favourable outcome as automatic removal.
Which route should you prepare for your status and response?
Choose status and stage. The worksheet separates the initial request, refusal and silence without calculating a deadline from uncertain dates.
Fictional example · Your preparation worksheet
Discontinuance or no case to answer results in an annotation unless deletion is ordered. Prepare a reasoned request without assuming automatic removal.
- Document to find
- Criminal decision and evidence that it is final
- Identify TAJ and distinguish deletion, correction and annotation.
- Attach the relevant criminal decision and evidence that it is final.
- Give reasons for the investigated person’s request and keep registered-post evidence.
This worksheet neither reads police files nor deletes data. Challenge periods must be checked against the actual dates and documents.
Where should a reasoned TAJ request be sent?
An investigated person may approach the competent prosecutor or reference magistrate under the statutory framework. A direct request must use registered post with acknowledgment of receipt or risk inadmissibility. Identify TAJ, the decision and requested operation: deletion, correction or completion. Legal entities apply directly to the prosecutor rather than the reference magistrate.
How can refusal or lack of response be challenged?
Article R40-31-1 gives one month from dispatch of a refusal decision to challenge it. After two months without a decision, a one-month window allows challenge to the implied refusal under the applicable regime. The challenge must give reasons and use registered post or a declaration at the investigating chamber’s registry. Keep all evidence of dates.
What does the governing text say about taj deletion?
Le procureur de la République se prononce dans un délai de deux mois
In plain English: Article 230-8 governs requests concerning investigated persons. It distinguishes removal, correction and annotation; a decision period does not promise deletion.
Does a victim follow the same route as an investigated person?
No. Article R40-33 allows a victim to object to retention of their data once the offender has been finally convicted. The official route is through the Ministry of the Interior. Do not copy an investigated person’s application without checking the recorded status and available decision.
CPP article R40-33Traitement d’antécédents judiciaires (Taj), F32727
What else should you know about taj deletion?
Is a TAJ annotation the same as deletion?
No. An article 230-8 annotation restricts certain administrative consultations within the provision’s scope. It does not delete data or guarantee universal invisibility.
Do the prosecutor and reference magistrate have the same appeal route?
A prosecutor’s decision goes to the president of the competent investigating chamber. A reference magistrate’s decision goes to the president of the Paris Court of Appeal’s investigating chamber. Identify the authority actually approached.
Does a TAJ challenge guarantee success within six months?
No. Article R40-31-1 provides for a reasoned order within six months of receipt of the challenge letter or registry declaration. It guarantees neither success nor automatic deletion if exceeded.
Should access to the recorded information be requested first?
Access can help identify the data, recorded status and decision involved. Official guidance recommends it as useful preparation. Distinguish access from deletion and check the supporting documents for each route.
Traitement d’antécédents judiciaires (Taj), F32727CPP article R40-31
Which sources explain taj deletion?
- CPP article 230-8DILA / Légifrance, texte normatif officiel
- CPP article 230-9DILA / Légifrance, texte normatif officiel
- CPP article R40-31DILA / Légifrance, texte normatif officiel
- CPP article R40-33DILA / Légifrance, texte normatif officiel
- CPP article 775DILA / Légifrance, texte normatif officiel
- CPP article 775-1DILA / Légifrance, texte normatif officiel
- Traitement d’antécédents judiciaires (Taj), F32727DILA / Ministère chargé de la justice
- CPP article R40-31-1DILA / Légifrance, texte normatif officiel
- CPP article 802-1DILA / Légifrance, texte normatif officiel
- CPP article 801DILA / Légifrance, texte normatif officiel
Texts cited last checked: 19 October 2026