Article 299 of the Criminal Procedure Law

LIBRO II · TÍTULO IV — De la instrucción

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Text in force since 1 June 1997.

The text below is the official Spanish wording of this provision; the summary and guidance above are in English.

Constituyen el sumario las actuaciones encaminadas a preparar el juicio y practicadas para averiguar y hacer constar la perpetración de los delitos con todas las circunstancias que puedan influir en su calificación y la culpabilidad de los delincuentes, asegurando sus personas y las responsabilidades pecuniarias de los mismos.

Source: Official State Gazette (BOE). Current consolidated text. BOE-A-1882-6036

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