Criminal Law Search
Search for criminal law terms, concepts, regulations and references
What can you search here?
The search engine queries seven internal corpora in real time — more than 2,500 records of criminal legislation, terminology and practical content — and groups the results by category:
Criminal Code
More than 680 full-text articles of the Spanish Criminal Code, with their title, chapter and section.
Criminal Procedure Law
More than 1,000 articles of the LECrim: arrest, investigation, trial and appeals.
Criminal offenses
More than 130 criminal offenses with their CP article and a link to the matching defense page.
Legal glossary
More than 150 criminal and procedural law terms defined in plain language.
Criminal law reforms
More than 20 legislative reforms with their Official Gazette date and the articles affected.
Criminal law blog
More than 500 blog articles, including commentary on close to 50 Supreme Court rulings.
Service pages
More than 240 service pages on criminal defense, organized by practice area.
Frequent searches
Common queries on this search engine. The term launches the search; the second link opens the related page.
Frequently asked questions about the search engine
What is the difference between the Criminal Code and the LECrim?
The Criminal Code (Organic Law 10/1995) is the substantive statute: it defines offenses and their penalties. The Criminal Procedure Law (LECrim) is the procedural statute: it governs how those offenses are investigated and tried (complaint, investigation, trial and appeals). This search engine queries both texts at once.
How is an article of the Criminal Code cited?
The usual form is "art." followed by the number and the abbreviation CP: for example, art. 248 CP for fraud. Articles added by later reforms are cited with bis, ter or quater (art. 172 ter CP), and subsections with internal numbering (art. 21.1 CP).
Is the text of the articles up to date?
Yes. The corpus is reviewed after every criminal law reform published in the Official State Gazette, and the search engine itself indexes more than 20 legislative reforms with the articles they affect, so you can check which organic law amended each provision.
Which sources does this search engine query?
Seven internal corpora: the articles of the Criminal Code, those of the Criminal Procedure Law, a glossary of legal terms, a catalog of criminal offenses, recent criminal law reforms, the blog articles and the firm's service pages. It does not query external sources.
How do I find a specific article?
Type the article number (for example, 248 or 138) and the search engine will locate it in both the Criminal Code and the LECrim. The statutory texts are indexed in their official Spanish wording, so article numbers are the most reliable way to search them; offense names and legal concepts can also be searched in English.
Does it find Supreme Court case law?
Indirectly: the blog results block includes commentary on close to 50 Supreme Court rulings, together with practical guides on offenses and criminal procedure.
Does a search result replace advice from a lawyer?
No. The search engine is a reference tool for orientation purposes. Whether an article applies to a specific case depends on circumstances that can only be assessed in a professional consultation.
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