Specialist Lawyers in Failure in the Duty to Assist in Spain

Individuals have a moral and sometimes legal obligation to assist others in danger, making omission of duty to assist a serious offense

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Spanish Criminal Law on Failure in the Duty to Assist

Organic Act 10/1995, dated 23rd November, on the Criminal Code | Article 195 and 196

Article 195

1. Whoever does not assist a person who is unprotected or in serious, manifest danger, when able to do so without risk to himself or third parties, shall be punished with the penalty of a fine of three to twelve months.

2. The same penalties shall be incurred by whoever, being unable to provide assistance, does not urgently call for outside help.

3. If the party concerned is the victim of a fortuitous accident caused by whom omits the assistance, the punishment shall be six months to eighteen months imprisonment, and if the accident was due to negligence, six months to four years imprisonment.

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Article 196

A medical practitioner who, while under obligation to do so, were to refuse health assistance or abandon the provision of health services, when refusal or abandonment were to cause serious risk to personal health, shall be punished with the penalties of the preceding Article, in the upper half and with that of special barring from public employment and office, profession or trade, for a term of six months to three years.

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