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Trial for minor offences

Meaning and relationship to your legal situation.

What it means

The procedure for minor offences, with specific rules on summonses, assistance, hearings and appeals. Requirements for a lawyer and procedural representative depend on the case; a minor offence can still have criminal consequences.

Legal reference

Spanish Criminal Procedure Act · art. 962, art. 967, art. 976

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