Article 432 of the Penal Code

  Penal Code

1. The authority or public official who commits the crime of article 252 on public property, will be punished with a prison sentence of two to six years, special disqualification for public office or employment and for the exercise of the right of passive suffrage for time from six to ten years.

2. The same penalty will be imposed on the authority or public official who commits the crime of article 253 on public property.

3. Prison sentences of four to eight years and absolute disqualification for a period of ten to twenty years will be imposed if any of the following circumstances occurred in the events referred to in the two previous numbers:

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a) Serious damage or hindrance to the public service has been caused, or

b) the value of damage caused or of the appropriate goods or effects exceeds 50,000 euros.

If the value of the damage caused or of the appropriate goods or effects exceeds 250,000 euros, the penalty will be imposed in its upper half, being able to reach the highest degree.

art 432 cp

Article 432 of the Penal Code Spanish refers to the penalties corresponding to the crime of embezzlement, which consists of the misappropriation of securities corresponding to a position, normally public.