The text below is the official Spanish wording of this provision; the summary and guidance above are in English.
La autoridad o funcionario público que, a sabiendas, sustrajere, destruyere, inutilizare u ocultare, total o parcialmente, documentos cuya custodia le esté encomendada por razón de su cargo, incurrirá en las penas de prisión de uno a cuatro años, multa de siete a veinticuatro meses, e inhabilitación especial para empleo o cargo público por tiempo de tres a seis años.
Quick reference
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.
Highest prison term
4 years
Disqualification: up to 6 years · special
Classification (arts. 13 & 33 CP)
Serious offence
Limitation period (art. 131 CP)
10 years
The classification and the period include the disqualification of up to 6 years, which is a serious penalty (arts. 13.4 & 33.2 CP) and counts towards limitation (art. 131.1 CP).
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