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Is it mandatory to help a person in danger?
An official question of the French civic exam, with its answer and the official text that proves it, in French and English.
Naturalisation no. 112
Est-il obligatoire de porter secours à une personne en danger ?
Is it mandatory to help a person in danger?
Answer. Yes, if it can be done without danger to oneself or others, either by acting directly or by calling emergency services.
Oui, si on peut le faire sans danger pour soi ou pour les autres, en agissant soi-même ou en appelant les secours.
Failing to help a person in danger is a misdemeanor. The law does not require putting oneself in danger, sometimes calling 15, 17, 18 or 112 is enough.
The official text that proves it
« Sera puni des mêmes peines quiconque s'abstient volontairement de porter à une personne en péril l'assistance que, sans risque pour lui ou pour les tiers, il pouvait lui prêter soit par son action personnelle, soit en provoquant un secours. »
The same penalties apply to anyone who deliberately fails to provide a person in danger with the assistance that, without risk to themselves or to others, they could have given, either through their own action or by summoning help.
In French, with its English meaning.
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