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Article 544 of the Criminal Procedure Law

LIBRO II · TÍTULO VII — De la libertad provisional del procesado

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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.

Las diligencias de prisión y libertad provisionales y fianzas se sustanciarán en pieza separada.

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

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