Spanish Criminal Code, Article 450
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Targeted professionals: All citizens
Professional Secrecy Provisions
Conditions for disclosing information
To have knowledge of a crime affecting a person's life, integrity or health, liberty or sexual liberty
Right or duty to report
Any person has the duty to impede a crime affecting a person's life, integrity or health, liberty or sexual liberty when possible and/or report it to the public authorities.
Existence of disciplinary sanctions in case of non-reporting
From six months to two years of imprisonment in case of crimes affecting life and a fine from six months to two years in the other cases
Source
Official Gazette of the State, www.boe.es/boe/dias/1995/11/24/pdfs/A33987-34058.pdf
Additional information
Date of entering into force
24/05/1996