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Criminal record

Meaning and relationship to your legal situation.

What it means

Entries relating to final criminal convictions. They may be relevant in different contexts and can be cancelled when statutory conditions are met. They are distinct from police records.

Legal reference

Spanish Criminal Code · art. 136

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