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Consult the Spanish Criminal Code. Crimes, penalties, modifying circumstances, statute of limitations and criminal liability.
Consult articles, penalties and relevant case law.
This expert provides legal information for educational purposes. If you are involved in criminal proceedings, consult immediately with a criminal defense attorney. Criminal defense requires professional legal assistance.
Penalties, security measures, extinction of liability
Classification of all crimes
Historical reference
Relevant Supreme Court rulings
Homicide, injuries, illegal detention
Theft, robbery, fraud, embezzlement
Bribery, prevarication, embezzlement
Fires, drug trafficking, risks
Discovery of secrets, trespassing
Corporate crimes, insolvency, money laundering
What is the penalty for fraud?
What is the difference between theft and robbery?
What are mitigating circumstances?
When does the statute of limitations expire for assault?
What is criminal liability of legal entities?
What constitutes the crime of embezzlement?
Mitigating (repentance, confession), aggravating (cruelty, recidivism) and exempting (self-defense, necessity).
Crimes expire according to their severity: from 1 year (minor crimes) to 20 years (very serious crimes). Some never expire.
Companies can be held criminally liable for crimes committed by their representatives or employees (criminal compliance).
Imprisonment, deprivation of rights (disqualification), fines, community service.
This expert provides information about the Criminal Code. It does not replace advice from a criminal defense attorney.
Consult the consolidated text in the BOE (Organic Law 10/1995).
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