Criminal Procedure Law

The Criminal Procedure Law (LECrim) constitutes a set of legal norms that regulate judicial proceedings relating to any criminal process. 

The Criminal Procedure Law regulates judicial proceedings related to any criminal process.

It was promulgated by theRoyal Decree of September 14, 1882 approving the Criminal Procedure Law.» The last update is valid since 2015.

Structure of the Criminal Procedure Law in Spain

The current Spanish Criminal Procedure Law It has a total of seven books:

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• book I. General disposition.
• book II. Of the summary.
• Book III. Of the oral trial.
• Book IV. Of special procedures.
• book v Of the resources of appeal, cassation and review.
• Book VI. Of the procedure for the trial on minor crimes.
• Book VII. Of the execution of sentences.

Each of these books includes a series of titles and chapters through which the 999 articles that make up this law. In addition, it includes at the end the "Additional provisions" and the "Final provisions".

Articles explained

• Book I. General provisions
  • Title I. Preliminaries
    • Chapter I: General rules
      • Article 1
      • Article 2
    • Chapter II: Preliminary questions
      • Article 3
      • Article 4
      • Article 5
      • Article 6
      • Article 7
  • Title II. Of the jurisdiction of Judges and Courts in criminal matters
    • Chapter I: Of the rules by which competition is determined
      • Article 8
      • Article 9
      • Article 10
      • Article 11
      • Article 12
      • Article 13
      • Article 14
      • Article 14 bis
      • Article 15
      • Article 15 bis
      • Article 16
      • Article 17
      • Article 17 bis
      • Article 18
  • Title IV. Of the people to whom the exercise of the actions arising from the crimes and faults
    • Article 101
    • Article 102
    • Article 103
    • Article 104
    • Article 105
    • Article 106
    • Article 107
    • Article 108
    • Article 109
    • Article 109 bis
    • Article 110
  • Title V. From the right to defense, to free legal assistance and to translation and interpretation in criminal trials
    • Chapter I: The right to defense and free legal assistance
      • Article 118
      • Article 118 bis
      • Article 119
      • Article 120
      • Article 121
      • Article 122
    • Chapter II: From the right to translation and interpretation
      • Article 123
      • Article 127
      • Article 128 (Repealed)
      • Article 129 (Repealed)
      • Article 130 (Repealed)
      • Article 131 (Repealed)
      • Article 132 (Repealed)
      • Article 133 (Repealed)
      • Article 134 (Repealed)
      • Article 135 (Repealed)
      • Article 136 (Repealed)
      • Article 137 (Repealed)
      • Article 138 (Repealed)
      • Article 139 (Repealed)
      • Article 140 (Repealed)
  • Title VIII. Of the supplications, exhortations and commandments
    • Article 183
    • Article 184
    • Article 185
    • Article 186
    • Article 187
    • Article 188
    • Article 189
    • Article 190
    • Article 191
    • Article 192
    • Article 193
    • Article 194
    • Article 195
    • Article 196
  • Title X. Appeals against procedural decisions
    • Chapter I: Of appeals against the resolutions of Judges and Courts
      • Article 216
      • Article 217
      • Article 218
      • Article 219
      • Article 220
      • Article 221
      • Article 222
      • Article 223
      • Article 224
      • Article 225
      • Article 226
      • Article 227
      • Article 228
      • Article 229
      • Article 230
      • Article 231
      • Article 232
      • Article 233
      • Article 234
      • Article 235
      • Article 236
      • Article 237
      • Article 238
  • Title XI. Of the procedural costs
    • Article 239
    • Article 240
    • Article 241
    • Article 242
    • Article 243
    • Article 244
    • Article 245
    • Article 246
• Book II. From the summary
  • Title I. Of the complaint
    • Article 259
    • Article 260
    • Article 261
    • Article 262
    • Article 263
    • Article 263 bis
    • Article 264
    • Article 265
    • Article 266
    • Article 267
    • Article 268
    • Article 269
  • Title II. From the complaint
    • Article 270
    • Article 271
    • Article 272
    • Article 273
    • Article 274
    • Article 275
    • Article 276
    • Article 277
    • Article 278
    • Article 279
    • Article 280
    • Article 281
  • Title III. of the judicial police
    • Article 297
  • Title IV. From the instruction
    • Chapter I: Of the summary and of the competent authorities to investigate it
      • Article 299
      • Article 300 (Deleted)
      • Article 301
      • Article 301 bis
      • Article 302
      • Article 303
      • Article 304
      • Article 305 
    • Chapter II: From the formation of the summary
      • Article 306
      • Article 307
      • Article 308
      • Article 309
      • Article 309 bis
      • Article 310
      • Article 311
      • Article 312
      • Article 313
      • Article 314
      • Article 315
      • Article 316 (Repealed)
      • Article 317
      • Article 318
      • Article 319
      • Article 320
      • Article 321
      • Article 322
      • Article 323
      • Article 324 
      • Article 325
  • Title V. Proof of the crime and investigation of the offender 
    • Chapter II: From the body of the crime
      • Article 334
      • Article 340
    • Chapter V: From witness statements
      • Article 410
      • Article 411
      • Article 412
      • Article 413
      • Article 414
      • Article 415
      • Article 416
      • Article 417
  • Title VI. Of the summons, the arrest and the provisional prison
    • Chapter II: Of the arrest
      • Article 490
    • Chapter III: Of the provisional prison
      • Article 502
      • Article 503
      • Article 504
      • Article 504 bis (Annulled)
      • Article 504 bis 2 (Repealed)
      • Article 505
      • Article 506
      • Article 507
      • Article 508
      • Article 509
      • Article 510
      • Article 511
      • Article 512
      • Article 513
      • Article 514
      • Article 515
      • Article 516
      • Article 517
      • Article 518
      • Article 519
    • Chapter IV: The exercise of the right of defense, the assistance of a lawyer and the treatment of detainees and prisoners
      • Article 520
      • Article 520 bis
      • Article 520 ter
      • Article 521
      • Article 522
      • Article 523
      • Article 524
      • Article 525
      • Article 526
      • Article 527
  • Title IX. Of bails and seizures
    • Article 589
    • Article 590
    • Article 591
    • Article 592
    • Article 593
    • Article 594
    • Article 595
    • Article 596
    • Article 597
    • Article 598
    • Article 599
    • Article 600
    • Article 601 (No content)
    • Article 602 (No content)
    • Article 603 (No content)
    • Article 604 (Without content)
    • Article 605 (No content)
    • Article 606 (No content)
    • Article 607 (No content)
    • Article 608 (No content)
    • Article 609 (No content)
    • Article 610 (No content)
    • Article 611
    • Article 612
    • Article 613
    • Article 614
    • Article 614 bis
  • Title XI. From the conclusion of the summary and the dismissal 
    • Chapter II: Of the dismissal
      • Article 634
      • Article 635
      • Article 636
      • Article 637
      • Article 638
      • Article 639
      • Article 640
      • Article 641
      • Article 642
      • Article 643
      • Article 644
      • Article 645
  • Title XII. General provisions referring to the previous titles
    • Article 648
• Book III. Of the oral trial
  • Title III. From the holding of the oral trial
    • Chapter IV: Of the defense accusation and the sentence
      • Article 741
      • Article 743
• Book IV. Of the special procedures
  • Title II. From the abbreviated procedure
    • Chapter I: General disposition
      • Article 757
      • Article 758
      • Article 759
      • Article 760
      • Article 761
      • Article 762
      • Article 763
      • Article 764
      • Article 765
      • Article 766
      • Article 767
      • Article 768
    • Chapter II: Of the actions of the Judicial Police and the Public Prosecutor's Office
      • Article 769
      • Article 770
      • Article 771
      • Article 772
      • Article 773
    • Chapter III: From the previous proceedings
      • Article 774
      • Article 775 
      • Article 776
      • Article 777
      • Article 778
      • Article 779
    • Chapter IV: Of the preparation of the oral trial
      • Article 780
      • Article 781
      • Article 782
      • Article 783
      • Article 784
    • Chapter V: From the oral trial and the judgment
      • Article 785
      • Article 786
      • Article 786 bis
      • Article 787
      • Article 788
      • Article 789
    • Chapter VI: Of the challenge to the sentence
      • Article 790
      • Article 791
      • Article 792
      • Article 793
    • Chapter VII: Of the execution of sentences
      • Article 794
  • Title III. Of the procedure for expedited prosecution of certain crimes
    • Chapter I: Area of application
      • Article 795
    • Chapter II: Of the actions of the Judicial Police
      • Article 796
    • Chapter III: Of the urgent proceedings before the Night Court
      • Article 797
      • Article 797 bis
      • Article 798
      • Article 799
    • Chapter IV: Of the preparation of the oral trial
      • Article 800
      • Article 801
    • Chapter V: Of the oral trial and the sentence
      • Article 802
    • Chapter VI: Of the challenge to the sentence
      • Article 803
  • Title III bis. Process for acceptance of decree
    • Article 803 bis a
    • Article 803 bisb
    • Article 803 bisc
    • Article 803 bis d
    • Article 803 bis and
    • Article 803 bis f
    • Article 803 bisg
    • Article 803 bis h
    • Article 803 bis i
    • Article 803 bis j
  • Title III ter. From the intervention of third parties affected by the forfeiture and the procedure of forfeiture autonomous
    • Chapter I: Of the intervention in the criminal process of third parties who may be affected by the confiscation
      • Article 803 ter a
      • Article 803 ter b
      • Article 803 ter c
      • Article 803 ter d
    • Chapter II: Autonomous confiscation procedure
      • Article 803 ter e
      • Article 803 ter f
      • Article 803 ter g
      • Article 803 ter h
      • Article 803 ter i
      • Article 803 ter j
      • Article 803 ter k
      • Article 803 ter l
      • Article 803 term
      • Article 803 ter n
      • Article 803 ter or
      • Article 803 ter p
      • Article 803 ter q
      • Article 803 ter r
      • Article 803 ter s
      • Article 803 ter t
      • Article 803 ter u
  • Title IV: Procedure for crimes of insult and slander against individuals
    • Article 804
    • Article 805
    • Article 806
    • Article 807
    • Article 808
    • Article 809
    • Article 810
    • Article 811
    • Article 812
    • Article 813
    • Article 814
    • Article 815
  • Title VII. Of the procedure against absent prisoners
    • Article 834
• Book V. Of appeals, cassation and review
  • Title I. Of appeal against the sentences and certain orders
    • Article 846 bis a)
    • Article 846 bis b)
    • Article 846 bis c)
    • Article 846 bis d)
    • Article 846 bis e)
    • Article 846 bis f)
    • Article 846ter
  • Title II. Of the appeal
    • Chapter I: Of cassation appeals for violation of the law and breach of form
      • Section 1.  From the origin of the resource
        • Article 847
        • Article 849
        • Article 853 (repealed)
      • Section 2. Of the preparation of the resource
        • Article 858
      • Section 3. Of the Complaint appeal for denial of the testimony requested to file the cassation
        • Article 862
        • Article 863
        • Article 865 (repealed)
        • Article 872 (repealed)
  • Title III. From the review resource
    • Article 954
• Book VI. Of the procedure for the judgment on minor crimes
• Book VII. Of the execution of sentences
  • Article 983
  • Article 988