QuestionsQuestions (PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1334)
It amends Articles 300 and 301 of the Penal Code by changing the penalties imposed for falsification of public, official, and commercial documents.
Prision mayor and a fine of not less than 250 and not more than 12,500 pesetas, with perpetual disqualification from any public office.
For Article 300, the falsification must be committed by a public officer, employee, or notary who takes advantage of his official position; Article 301 covers private individuals who commit falsifications enumerated in the preceding article.
Counterfeiting or imitating any handwriting, signature, or rubric.
It refers to falsifying a document by making it falsely reflect that certain persons took part in an act or proceeding when, in truth, they did not.
Attributing to persons who participated in an act or proceeding statements other than those they actually made.
Making untruthful statements in a narration of facts.
Altering true dates.
Making any alteration or intercalation in a genuine document that changes its meaning.
Issuing in authenticated form a document purporting to be a copy of an original when no such original exists, or including in such a copy a statement contrary to or different from the genuine original.
Intercalating any instrument or note relative to its issuance in a protocol, registry, or official book.
The penalty designated in paragraph one of Article 300: prision mayor and fine (250 to 12,500 pesetas) plus perpetual disqualification from any public office.
Prision correctional in its maximum degree and a fine of not less than 250 and not more than 12,500 pesetas.
Any public or official document, letter of exchange, or other commercial document.
It incorporates the specific acts listed in Article 300 (e.g., counterfeiting signatures, altering dates, intercalating instruments, etc.) as the basis for liability of private individuals.
On its passage.