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Article 402 bis of the Criminal Code

TÍTULO XVIII — De las falsedades

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Text in force since 1 July 2015.

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

El que sin estar autorizado usare pública e indebidamente uniforme, traje o insignia que le atribuyan carácter oficial será castigado con la pena de multa de uno a tres meses.

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Orientative data computed from the highest prison term this article provides for (including the degree rules it imposes itself or the penalties of another article it refers to) and, where there is one, its disqualification, which also counts towards the classification and the limitation period (arts. 33 & 131.1 CP). Aggravated or mitigated subtypes, other non-custodial penalties and concurrence rules may alter the outcome in each specific case.

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