Bill amending section 379.1 of the Criminal Code on driving above the permitted speed
File 122/000257 · tabled on 17 February 2026
Lapsed bill
This bill lapsed on 6 October 2026 when Parliament was dissolved; it would have to be reintroduced in the new legislature. Parliament was dissolved by Royal Decree 806/2026 of 5 October (Official State Gazette of 6 October), and on dissolution all business pending before the Chambers lapses. It is not law: we keep the text as tabled for reference, alongside the text in force, which is the one that applies.
What it proposes
To lower the speed thresholds above which speeding stops being an administrative offence and becomes a crime. Penalties and the rest of section 379 are untouched.
Parliamentary stage
- Status
- No longer before Parliament (lapsed or withdrawn)
- Checked on
- File number
- 122/000257
- Text as tabled
- Official gazette · file 122/000257
The status shown is the one recorded in the Congress open data on the date indicated. A lapsed bill is not law: the text in force set out below applies.
What would change, section by section
On the left, the text in force checked against the consolidated version; on the right, what the tabled text says.
Art. 379.1 CP
Text in force
It is an offence to drive more than sixty km/h above the urban limit or more than eighty km/h above the interurban limit. The penalty is three to six months’ imprisonment, a six to twelve month fine or thirty-one to ninety days’ community service and, in every case, a driving ban of more than one and up to four years.
Text as tabled
The thresholds would drop to fifty km/h in urban roads and seventy km/h on interurban roads. The penalties stay exactly the same. The final provision sets entry into force two months after publication.
Who it affects
Any driver: speeding that today ends in an administrative fine and licence points would become a criminal matter ten km/h earlier in town and ten km/h earlier on the open road.
Related pages
Source: the text published in the official parliamentary gazette and the Congress of Deputies open data on legislative initiatives. Informational content; it does not replace the study of a specific case.
Do you need specialised legal assistance?
The judicial system is complex. We have the criminal-law specialisation and technical resources required to take on the defence.