Article 457 of the Penal Code

Whoever, before any of the officials mentioned in the previous article, pretends to be responsible or victim of a criminal offense or denounces a non-existent one, causing procedural actions, will be punished with a fine of six to twelve months.

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Article 457 of the Penal Code Spanish refers to the simulation of crimes and false denunciations before a judicial or administrative official.

• Penal Code
  • BOOK II: crimes and their sorrows
    • Title XX: Crimes against the Administration of Justice
      • Chapter V: Of the accusation and complaint false and the simulation of crimes
        • Article 456
        • Article 457