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What information will I get from the authority after the crime occurred (e.g. police, public prosecutor) but before I even report the crime?

In general, as a victim, from the first contact with the authorities or officials and during intervention by the assistance and support services provided by the public administrations, including prior to reporting the crime, you have the right to receive protection, information, support, assistance and care.

You can ask the authorities or officials you contact initially to refer you to the Crime Victim Support Offices (Oficinas de Asistencia a las Víctimas del delito), where you will be assisted free of charge and confidentially, even if you have not previously reported the crime.

You may also be accompanied by a person of your choice from the first contact with the authorities and officials.

Furthermore, as a victim, you have the right to understand and be understood in any action that has to be carried once the crime has been reported, including the information prior to lodging the report, with interpreting being provided in legally recognised sign languages, as well as means of support for oral communication in cases where this is needed.

All communication, both oral and written, will take place in clear, simple and accessible language and will take into account your personal characteristics and needs, especially if you have any sensory, intellectual or mental disability or if you are a minor.

The information to which you are entitled as a victim and which will be provided to you from the first contact with the authorities or officials and during the intervention of the assistance and support services mainly concerns:

the procedure for reporting the crime and obtaining advice and the assistance of a lawyer and, where appropriate, the conditions under which this may be obtained free of charge;
the assistance and support measures available to you, whether these are medical, psychological or material, and the procedure for obtaining them;
the possibility of requesting protection measures and, where appropriate, the procedure for doing so;
the compensation to which you may be entitled and, where appropriate, the procedure for claiming it;
the restorative justice services available, in cases where this is legally possible;
the cases in which you can be refunded for legal expenses and, where appropriate, the procedure for claiming them.

If you need it, you can also receive information about the interpreting and translation services, and the communication aids and services available.

If you are not resident in Spain, you are entitled to receive information about the procedure for exercising your rights.

I don’t live in the EU country where the crime took place (EU and non-EU citizens). How are my rights protected?

If you are a victim of a crime and you reside in Spain, you will be able to report criminal acts that were committed in other European Union countries to the Spanish authorities.

In the event the Spanish authorities decide not to proceed with the investigation owing to lack of jurisdiction, they will immediately forward the report to the competent authorities of the State where the acts were committed, and they will inform you of this as the complainant.

If you are a citizen of an EU Member State and ordinarily resident in Spain and the crime you are a victim of was committed in an EU Member State other than Spain (victim of a crime in cross-border situations), you can go to the Crime Victim Support Offices, which can provide you with information on the legal proceedings to follow in the country where the crime was committed and on the compensation to which you may be entitled. If it is a terrorist crime, you should contact the Ministry of the Interior’s Directorate-General for the Support of Victims of Terrorism (Dirección General de Apoyo a las Víctimas del Terrorismo del Ministerio del Interior).

If you are a citizen who is not resident in Spain, you have the right to an interpreter free of charge, if you do not speak Spanish or the respective regional language. The police can provide you with a form in your language for reporting the crime, and access to an interpreter by telephone or in person. The courts have an interpreter service, which will coordinate with the Crime Victim Support Offices. Furthermore, if you are not resident in Spain, you are entitled to receive information about the procedure for exercising your rights.

If you are the beneficiary of a protection order issued in a Member State, you can request a European protection order. Using a simplified and accelerated process, you will be granted protection through a new protection measure taken by the Member State to which you are travelling or moving.

If I report a crime, what information will I receive?

At the time of reporting a crime, you are entitled to receive a duly certified copy of the report. You will also be entitled to free language assistance and a written translation of the copy of the report you file, if you do not understand or speak any of the official languages of the place where the crime is reported

You will also be entitled to receive information about the following:

the care and support measures available to you, whether medical, psychological or material, and the procedure for obtaining them, including, if necessary and appropriate, information concerning the possibilities of obtaining alternative accommodation;
the right to give evidence to the authorities in charge of the investigation;
the possibility of requesting protection measures and, where appropriate, the procedure for doing so;
the compensation to which you may be entitled and, where appropriate, the procedure for claiming it;
the interpreting and translation services available;
any communication aids and services available;
the procedures through which you can exercise your rights if you live outside Spain;
the appeals you can lodge against any rulings you consider to be incompatible with your rights;
the contact details of the authority in charge of handling the procedure and the communication channels you can use with them;
the restorative justice services available, in cases where this is legally possible;
the cases in which you can be reimbursed for legal expenses and, where appropriate, the procedure for claiming them;
the right to make a general request to be notified of certain decisions in the proceedings such as, among others, the decision not to initiate criminal proceedings, the final judgment in the proceedings, decisions to imprison or subsequently release the offender, as well as the possible escape of the offender from custody, and decisions of any judicial or prison authority affecting persons convicted of crimes committed using violence or intimidation that pose a risk to your safety.

Furthermore, you will be informed of the date, time and place of the trial, as well as the substance of the charges against the offender.

If you are a victim of a crime of gender-based violence, you will be notified of the decisions to imprison or subsequently release the offender, as well as the possible escape of the offender from custody, in addition to those approving personal precautionary measures or amending measures already agreed, where they are intended to ensure your safety, without your needing to ask for them, except in any cases where you express the wish not to receive these notifications.

You will also be able to access the assistance and support services from the Crime Victim Support Offices free of charge and confidentially. You can be referred to these Offices where necessary depending on the seriousness of the crime or when you so request.

Where the crimes in question have caused particularly serious damage, the public administrations and Crime Victim Support Offices may extend to your family members the right of access to the assistance and support services. To that end, family members are defined as people linked to you by marriage or similar relationship, and relatives up to the second degree (grandparents, siblings and grandchildren).

Am I entitled to free interpreting or translation services (when I contact the police or other authorities, or during the investigation and trial)?

The Crime Victim Support Offices will provide you with information about your right to free language assistance and to the written translation of the copy of the report if you do not understand or speak any of the official languages in the place where you report the crime.

In particular, you are entitled to:

be assisted free of charge by an interpreter who speaks a language you understand when you give evidence to the judge, public prosecutor or police officials during the investigation, or when you appear as witness in the trial or any public hearing.

This right will also apply if you have hearing or speech impairments;

the translation free of charge of certain decisions in the proceedings such as, among others, the decision not to initiate criminal proceedings, the final judgment in the proceedings, decisions to imprison or subsequently release the offender, as well as the possible escape of the offender from custody, and decisions of any judicial or prison authority affecting persons convicted of crimes committed using violence or intimidation that pose a risk to your safety, and the decision to close the investigation.

You can request that the translation include a short summary of the grounds of the decision taken;

the translation free of charge of any information that is essential for you to take part in the criminal proceedings. To that end, you can submit a reasoned request for a document to be considered essential;
be informed, in a language you understand, of the date, time and place of the trial.

Assistance from an interpreter may be provided by means of video conference or any telecommunication medium, unless the judge or court, ex officio or at the request of one of the parties, agrees to have the interpreter physically present to safeguard your rights.

The written translation of documents may be exceptionally substituted by an oral summary of their content in a language you understand to ensure the fairness of the proceedings.

If you would like police actions to be interpreted or translated and this is not provided, you can appeal to the examining judge. The appeal is considered to have been lodged from the time at which you expressed your disagreement with being denied the interpreting or translation requested.

How does the authority ensure that I understand and that I am understood (if I am a child; if I have a disability)?

You can ask the authorities or officials you contact initially to refer you to the Crime Victim Support Offices, where they will assist you free of charge and confidentially, even if you have not previously reported the crime.

You may also be accompanied by a person of your choice from the first contact with the authorities and officials.

Furthermore, you have the right to understand and be understood in any action that has to be carried out once the crime has been reported, including the information prior to lodging the report, with interpreting being provided in legally recognised sign languages, as well as means of support for oral communication in cases where this is needed.

Victim support services

Who provides victim support?

If you are a victim of crime, you have the right to access, free of charge and confidentially, the assistance and support services provided by the public administrations, as well as those provided by the Crime Victim Support Offices.

Crime Victim Support Offices are a public multidisciplinary service provided free of charge to meet victims’ needs, set up by the Ministry of Justice.

There are Offices in all the autonomous communities, in nearly all provincial capitals, as well as in other cities.

The Crime Victim Support Offices will provide you with comprehensive, coordinated and specialist support as a victim of crime, meeting your specific legal, psychological and social needs.

If you are a victim of terrorism, you can contact the National High Court’s Terrorism Victim Information and Support Office (Oficina de Información y Asistencia a Víctimas del Terrorismo de la Audiencia Nacional), although you may contact the Crime Victim Support Office in your province if you wish. The Crime Victim Support Office will then coordinate with the National High Court’s Terrorism Victim Information and Support Office.

The right of access continues during the intervention of the assistance and support services and, where appropriate, the restorative justice services, throughout the entire criminal proceedings and for an appropriate period of time after they end, regardless of whether the offender’s identity is known and of the outcome of the proceedings, including the time prior to the crime being reported.

If you have underage children or you are a minor who is subject to guardianship, custody by a female victim of gender-based violence or by persons who are victims of domestic violence, you will be entitled to the specific assistance and protection measures established by law.

In addition, if you are a victim of terrorist crimes or gender-based violence or you are a minor, you will also have the rights recognised by the specific legislation for each type of crime.

Will the police automatically refer me to victim support?

The State police officials and, where appropriate, the police of the autonomous community where the crime occurred, will carry out an initial individual assessment of your situation when you report the crime, to determine your protection needs and to identify you, if applicable, as a vulnerable victim. During this initial assessment, you will receive information on the possibility of going to a Crime Victim Support Office.

Any authority or official who comes into contact with you must refer you to the Crime Victim Support Offices where necessary, depending on the seriousness of the crime or in any cases where you so request.

How is my privacy protected?

Access to the assistance and support services provided by the public administrations, as well as those provided by the Crime Victim Support Offices, will in all cases be confidential.

The information you provide to police officials or any authority or official who assists you from the first moment may only be passed on to other assistance and support services, such as the Crime Victim Support Offices, with your prior and informed consent.

The victim support services may only supply the information they have received about you to third parties with your prior and informed consent.

With respect to the judicial sphere, the judges, courts, public prosecutors and other authorities and officials in charge of the criminal investigation, as well as any others that are in any way involved or take part in the proceedings, will take the necessary measures, in accordance with the law, to protect your privacy and that of your family members and, in particular, to prevent the dissemination of any information that may reveal your identity if you are an underage victim or a person with a disability in need of special protection.

Moreover, the judicial authority may prohibit the obtaining, disclosure or publication of images of you or your family members, especially if you are an underage victim or a person with a disability in need of special protection.

Do I have to report a crime before I can access victim support?

Every victim has a right of access to the assistance and support services from the Crime Victim Support Offices free of charge and on a confidential basis.

Access to the assistance and support services will not be conditional on reporting a crime beforehand.

Personal protection if I’m in danger

What types of protection are available?

The authorities and officials in charge of the investigation, prosecution and trial of the crimes will take the necessary measures established by law to safeguard the life of the victim and their family members, their mental and physical wellbeing, freedom, safety, sexual freedom and integrity, as well as to adequately protect their privacy and dignity, particularly when they are making statements or have to testify in court.

The public prosecutor will particularly ensure the fulfilment of this entitlement to protection in the case of underage victims, taking the appropriate measures in their best interest where necessary to prevent or reduce the damage that may arise for them from the conduct of the proceedings.

If you are an underage victim or victim with a disability (victims in need of special protection), there is the possibility of evidence being examined before the trial by experts and your interview with a specially trained team in a special room being recorded.

Who can offer me protection?

Your particular circumstances will be assessed to determine which protection measures must be taken.

The following are responsible for both assessing and deciding these kinds of measures:

during the investigation of the crime, the examining judge or the judge dealing with violence against women, without prejudice to the provisional assessment and decision that must be carried out and taken by:
the public prosecutor, during their investigations or in proceedings concerning underage victims, or
the police officials involved in the initial phase of the investigations;
during the trial, the judge or court responsible for trying the case.

Will someone assess my case to see if I am at risk of further harm by the offender?

Yes, because your particular circumstances will always be assessed first to determine which protection measures must be taken.

If you are assisted in a Crime Victim Support Office, this service will also carry out an individual assessment of your case. The information collected in the police assessment may be passed on to the Office if you consent to this.

The individual assessment will consider the needs you express as well as your wishes, and will fully respect your physical, mental and moral integrity.

It will especially take the following into consideration:

your personal characteristics, situation, immediate needs, gender, disability and level of maturity, and will assess, in particular, whether you are a person with a disability or you have a relationship of dependence with the alleged perpetrator of the crime, whether you are an underage victim or whether you need special protection or there are other factors of particular vulnerability present;
the nature of the crime you are a victim of and the seriousness of the damage caused, as well as the risk of the crime reoccurring. Your protection needs will be especially assessed if you are a victim of crimes of terrorism, crimes committed by a criminal organisation, gender-based and domestic violence, crimes against sexual freedom and integrity, human trafficking, enforced disappearance and crimes committed for racist, anti-Semitic or other reasons concerning ideology, religion or beliefs, family situation, membership of an ethnicity, race or nation, your national origin, your gender, sexual orientation or identity, or for reasons of gender, illness or disability;
the circumstances of the crime, in particular in the case of violent crimes.

If you are underage or you have any disability and need special protection, your opinions and interests will also be taken into account, as well as your personal circumstances, and the principles of the best interest of the underage or disabled person in need of special protection will be respected in particular, as well as their right to information, non-discrimination, right to confidentiality, privacy and the right to be protected.

Will someone assess my case to see if I am at risk of further harm by the criminal justice system (during investigation and trial)?

Yes, during the investigation of the crime, it will be the examining judge or judge dealing with violence against women or, if it is a crime of gender-based violence, the public prosecutor or the police officials involved in the initial phase of the investigations who will assess and determine the protection measures that may be appropriate for you.

If you are in danger, you will receive police protection.

Your evidence will be given via video conference for reasons of safety, public order, utility or to preserve your dignity.

If you are victim of certain specific crimes that lead to special protection measures being granted to their victims, such as gender-based violence, domestic violence, human trafficking for the purposes of sexual and labour exploitation, injury, crimes against freedom, torture, crimes against the individual, against sexual freedom, privacy, the right to self-image, the inviolability of the home, honour and socio-economic order, you have the right to one of the following bans being imposed on the aggressor if it is strictly necessary for your protection: ban on residing in or going to a place, neighbourhood, city or region, ban on approaching you or communicating with certain people.

The following measures may be taken during the investigation for your protection:

you may give of evidence in specially designed or adapted facilities to specially trained professionals;
if you have to give evidence several times, the evidence will be taken by the same person, unless this could significantly jeopardise the conduct of the proceedings or your evidence must be taken directly by a judge or public prosecutor;
if you are a victim of gender-based violence, domestic violence, a crime against sexual freedom or integrity, your evidence may be given by someone of the same sex where you so request, unless this could significantly jeopardise the conduct of the proceedings or your evidence must be taken directly by a judge or public prosecutor.

If you are summoned to testify and the judge sees you are at serious risk or your freedom, property or family is at risk, he/she can take the following action:

protect your identity, address, profession and workplace, not using this information in the proceedings;
prevent you from being seen in court and establishing the court as address for notifications;
prevent your image from being recorded in any way;
order police protection during and after the proceedings;
provide you with transport to the court in official cars;
in the courts, place you in waiting rooms guarded by the police;
in exceptional circumstances, provide you with a new identity and financial aid to change your place of residence or of work.

If you are victim of a crime of gender-based or domestic violence, you can get a ‘protection order’ that includes general precautionary measures against the aggressor (ban on residing or going to certain places, neighbourhoods, cities or regions, ban on approaching or communicating with certain people).

During the judicial proceedings, the judge or president of the court may order a private hearing (restricting the presence of audiovisual media in the trial sessions and prohibiting the recording of all or some of the hearings) to protect morality, public order and you as a victim and/or your family. They may also prohibit disclosure of the identity of the experts or any other people who take part in the trial.

As private prosecutor, you could request a private hearing.

During the proceedings, the following measures may be taken for your protection:

measures that prevent you from having visual contact with the alleged perpetrator and that ensure you can be heard without being present in the courtroom; communication technologies may be used for this (setting up a screen in the courtroom and making statements via video conference);
measures to prevent questions from being asked that are related to your private life and have no relevance to the criminal act being prosecuted, unless the judge or court exceptionally considers that they must be answered;
holding the oral hearing in private, although the judge or president of the court may authorise the presence of persons who can prove special interest in the case.

The measures to prevent visual contact with the alleged perpetrator and the asking of questions regarding your private life may also be taken during the investigation.

What protection is available for very vulnerable victims?

In the case of vulnerable victims, such as underage victims and victims with disabilities in need of special protection, in addition to the measures set out in the section ‘Will someone assess my case to see if I am at risk of further harm by the criminal justice system (during the investigation and trial)?’, the following measures will be applicable during the proceedings:

the statements obtained will be recorded by audiovisual media and may be reproduced in the trial in the cases and under the conditions determined by law;
the statement may be obtained by means of experts.

Furthermore, at the request of the public prosecutor, it may be possible to appoint a guardian ad litem if you are an especially vulnerable victim and in certain cases, such as where there is a conflict of interests with your legal representative, or with one of the parents, provided the other parent is unable to adequately perform their duties of representation and assistance of the victim.

I am a minor – do I have special rights?

If you are a minor, during the crime investigation phase you will be treated according to protocols that are specially created to protect you. Special precautions will be taken when you have to give evidence. The public prosecutor, who has the specific duty to protect minors, must always be present. Visual contact between you and the aggressor must be prevented using any technical means.

You will be interviewed by a specially trained team in a special room, which will not seem threatening to you, as there is the possibility of evidence being examined before the trial by experts and the interview being recorded.

You can give evidence just once, in the presence of the examining judge, the court clerk and all the parties to the proceedings, and not again during the trial.

During the judicial proceedings, if you are a minor giving evidence, visual contact between you and the accused will be prevented by any technical means possible.

Confrontation is also restricted.

In addition to the measures set out in the section ‘Will someone assess my case to see if I am at risk of further harm by the criminal justice system (during the investigation and trial)?’, the following measures will be applicable during the proceedings:

the statements obtained will be recorded by audiovisual media and may be reproduced in the trial in the cases and under the conditions determined by law;
the statement may be obtained by means of experts.

My family member died because of the crime – what are my rights?

If a family member has died because of a crime, you will be an indirect victim of the crime caused to your family member (direct victim) if you are in certain situations provided for by law (excluding in all cases the person responsible for the crime), as well as if you were the spouse of the direct victim and you were not legally separated or living apart; if you were the child of the direct victim or of the spouse not legally separated or living apart and you were living with them; if you were linked to the direct victim through a similar relationship and living with them, among other situations.

Remember that all victims are entitled to bring a criminal action and civil action according to the law and to appear before the authorities in charge of the investigation to provide them with the evidence and information considered relevant to clarify the facts.

As an indirect victim, you will have confidential access free of charge to the assistance and support services provided by the public administrations, as well as those provided by the Victim Support Offices, provided that it has been considered appropriate to extend this right to the family members of the direct victim given that the crimes have caused particularly serious damage. To that end, family members will be defined only as the people linked to the direct victim by marriage or similar relationship, and relatives up to the second degree (grandparents, siblings and grandchildren).

As an indirect victim, you may receive information about the assistance and support measures available, whether medical, psychological or material, and the procedure for obtaining them, as well as the compensation to which you may be entitled and, where appropriate, the procedure for claiming it.

The Crime Victim Support Offices will advise you about the economic entitlements related to the proceedings, in particular, regarding financial aid for damages caused by the crime and the procedure to claim it, and they will offer you the emotional support and therapeutic assistance you need, thus ensuring the appropriate psychological assistance to overcome the traumatic consequences of the crime.

In terms of the financial aid to which you are entitled as an indirect victim of crime, in Spain there is a system of public aid for the benefit of indirect victims of intentional and violent crimes committed in Spain resulting in death or serious damage to your mental health.

You must fulfil certain requirements to be considered an indirect victim for the purposes of financial aid (beneficiary):

be Spanish or a national of any other European Union Member State or, if neither of those cases applies to you, you must be ordinarily resident in Spain or a national of another State that grants similar aid to Spanish citizens in its territory. In the event of death, the nationality or ordinary residence of the deceased does not matter;
be the spouse of the deceased person, not legally separated or living apart, or the person who lived with the deceased permanently in a similar relationship for at least two years prior to their death, unless you had children together, in which case merely living together will suffice. This also includes the children of the persons mentioned, even if they were not the children of the deceased person, provided they were financially dependent on that person and lived with them;
beneficiaries will not in any case include anyone convicted for intentional homicide in any of its forms, where the deceased was their spouse or person with whom they were or had been stably linked through a similar relationship;
be the child of the deceased person, who was financially dependent on that person and lived with them, assuming that children who are underage or disabled adults are financially dependent;
if you are the parent of the deceased person and you were financially dependent on that person, provided there is no one in the above situations;
the parents of minors who die as a direct consequence of the crime are also considered indirect victims for the purposes of the financial aid established by Spanish law.

You must claim the aid within one year of the date on which the crime occurred. In the event that the death occurred as a direct consequence of bodily injuries or damage to health, a new time-limit of equal duration will be triggered to claim the aid.

As a general rule, the granting of aid is conditional on a final judicial decision ending the criminal proceedings having been taken.

The aid cannot be combined with the compensation established by means of the judgment, although all or part of the aid will be paid where the person guilty of the crime has been declared partially insolvent, or with the compensation or aid from private insurance if the amount is higher than the amount set in the judgment, or with the social security subsidy that could be payable owing to the temporary disability of the victim.

The amount of aid may not in any case exceed the compensation set in the judgment.

Can I access mediation services? What are the conditions? Will I be safe during mediation?

As a victim, you are entitled to receive information about alternative dispute resolution with the use, where appropriate, of mediation and other restorative justice measures, and about the available restorative justice services, in the cases in which this is legally possible. The Crime Victim Support Offices will provide you with this information.

In addition, the Crime Victim Support Offices will be able to propose to the judicial body that criminal mediation be used where this is considered beneficial for you, and they will provide support to the restorative justice services and other out-of-court settlement procedures established by law.

You can access restorative justice services to obtain appropriate compensation for the material and non-material losses arising from the crime, where the following requirements are met:

the offender has recognised the essential facts from which their liability arises;
you have given your consent, after having received exhaustive and impartial information about their content, their possible outcomes and the procedures in place to enforce compliance;
the offender has given their consent;
the mediation procedure does not entail a risk to your safety, nor is there any danger that conducting it may cause you new material or non-material losses;
it is not prohibited by law for the crime committed.

The discussions held as part of the mediation procedure will be confidential and may not be disseminated without your consent and the offender’s consent.

The mediators and other professionals who take part in the mediation procedure will be subject to professional secrecy in relation to the events and statements they have had knowledge of in the performance of their duty.

Both you and the offender will be able to revoke your consent to participate in the mediation process at any time.

Mediation usually takes place in the case of less serious crimes.

In juvenile justice (ages 14 to 18), mediation is expressly laid down as a means to re-educate the minor. In this area, the mediation is carried out by the teams who support the juvenile prosecution service, although it may also be carried out by agencies from the autonomous communities and other entities such as certain specialist associations.

In the area of adult justice, mediation is included as part of restorative justice services, with various pilot programmes in place for several years now.

With regard to the safety of mediation for you, at all times you will have any physical protection measures required and any other measures required by the circumstances that can be granted by the judicial authority.

Where can I find the law stating my rights?

Código Penal (Spanish Criminal Code) – in Spanish
Código Civil (Spanish Code of Civil Procedure) – in Spanish
Ley de Enjuiciamiento Criminal (Criminal Procedure Rules) – in Spanish
Ley 4/2015, de 27 de abril, del Estatuto de la víctima del delito (Law 4/2015 of 27 April 2015 on the standing of crime victims) – in Spanish
Real Decreto 1109/2015, de 11 de diciembre, por el que se desarrolla la Ley 4/2015, de 27 de abril, del Estatuto de la víctima del delito, y se regulan las Oficinas de Asistencia a las Víctimas del Delito (Royal Decree 1109/2015 of 11 December 2015 implementing Law 4/2015 of 27 April 2015 on the standing of crime victims and regulating the Crime Victim Support Offices) – in Spanish
Ley Orgánica 8/2015, de 22 de julio y Ley 26/2015, de 22 de julio, de modificación del sistema de protección de la infancia y de la adolescencia (Organic Law 8/2015 of 22 July 2015 and Law 26/2015 of 22 July 2015 amending the system for the protection of children and adolescents) – in Spanish
Ley 23/2014, de 20 de noviembre, de reconocimiento mutuo de resoluciones penales en la Unión Europea (Law 23/2014 of 20 November 2014 on mutual recognition of decisions in criminal matters in the European Union) – in Spanish
Real Decreto 671/2013, de 6 de septiembre, por el que se aprueba el Reglamento de la Ley 29/2011 (Royal Decree 671/2013 of 6 September 2013 establishing detailed arrangements for implementing Law 29/2011) – in Spanish
Ley 29/2011, de 22 de septiembre, de Reconocimiento y Protección Integral a las Víctimas de Terrorismo (Law 29/2011 of 22 September 2011 on Recognition and Comprehensive Protection of Victims of Terrorism) – in Spanish
Ley Orgánica 1/2004, de 28 de diciembre, de Medidas de Protección Integral contra la Violencia de Género (Organic Law 1/2004 of 28 December 2004 on Comprehensive Protection Measures against Gender-Based Violence) – in Spanish
Ley Orgánica 5/2000, de 12 de enero, reguladora de la responsabilidad penal de los menores (Organic Law 5/2000 of 12 January 2000 regulating the criminal responsibility of children) – in Spanish
Ley Orgánica 1/1996, de 15 de enero, de Protección Jurídica del Menor (Organic Law 1/1996 of 15 January 1996 on Legal Protection for Children) – in Spanish
Ley 1/1996, de 10 de enero, de asistencia jurídica gratuita (Law 1/1996 of 10 January 1996 on legal aid) – in Spanish
Ley 35/1995, de 11 de diciembre, de ayuda y asistencia a las víctimas de delitos violentos y contra la libertad sexual (Law 35/1995 of 11 December 1995 on aid and assistance for victims of violent crimes and crimes against sexual freedom) – in Spanish
Real Decreto 738/1997, de 23 de mayo, por el que se aprueba el Reglamento de ayudas a las víctimas de delitos violentos y contra la libertad sexual (Royal Decree 738/1997 of 23 May 1997 approving the Regulation on aid for victims of violent crimes and crimes against sexual freedom) – in Spanish
Ley Orgánica 19/1994, de 23 de diciembre, de protección a testigos y peritos en causas criminales (Organic Law 19/1994 of 23 December 1994 on protection for witnesses and experts in criminal cases) – in Spanish

Last update: 11/03/2020

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