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...Whoever, by any means or procedure, causes another mental damage or an injury less serious than those outlined in Section 2 of Article 147, or who hits or abuses another by action, without causing such person an injury, if the victim is or has been his wife, or a woman with whom he has been bound by a similar emotional relation, even if not cohabitating, or an especially vulnerable person who lives with the offender, the offender shall be punished with a prison sentence of six months to one year... We are Gender Violence Lawyers in Spain

TITLE III – On bodily harm

Article 153

1. Whoever, by any means or procedure, causes another mental damage or an injury less serious than those outlined in Section 2 of Article 147, or who hits or abuses another by action, without causing such person an injury, if the victim is or has been his wife, or a woman with whom he has been bound by a similar emotional relation, even if not cohabitating, or an especially vulnerable person who lives with the offender, the offender shall be punished with a prison sentence of six months to one year, or community service from thirty-one to eighty days and, in all cases, deprivation of the right to own and carry weapons from one year and a day to three years, as well as, if the Judge or Court of Law deems it appropriate in the interest of the minor or person with disabilities requiring special protection, barring from the exercise of parental rights, guardianship, care, safekeeping or fostership for up to five years.

2. If the victim of the criminal offence foreseen in the preceding Section were any of the persons referred to in Article 173.2, except the persons considered in the preceding Section of this Article, the offender shall be punished with a sentence of imprisonment from three months to a year or community service of thirty- one to eighty days and, in all cases, deprivation of the right to own and carry weapons from a year and a day to three years, as well as, if the Judge or Court of Law deems it adequate in the interest of the minor or person requiring special protection, barring from the exercise of parental rights, guardianship, care, safekeeping or fostership from six months to three years.

3. The penalties foreseen in Sections 1 and 2 shall be imposed in the upper half if the criminal offence is perpetrated in the presence of minors, or using weapons, or if it takes place in the common dwelling or in the dwelling of the victim, or if perpetrated in breach of a penalty of those set forth in Article 48 of this Code, or a precautionary or security measure of the same nature.

4. Notwithstanding the terms foreseen in the preceding Sections, the Judge or Court of Law, giving the reasons in the judgement, in view of the offender’s personal circumstances and those arising in perpetrating the deed, may impose the lower degree punishment.
 

TITLE VI – Criminal offences against freedom

CHAPTER II – On intimidation

Article 171

4. Whoever lightly intimidates his wife or former wife, or woman with whom he has been bound by a similar emotional relation even without cohabitation, shall be punished with a sentence of imprisonment of six months to one year or community service from thirty- one to eighty days and, in all cases, deprivation of the right to own and carry weapons from a year and a day to three years, as well as, if the Judge or Court of Law sees it fit in the interest of the minor or person requiring special protection, special barring from exercise of parental rights, guardianship, care, safekeeping or fostership for up to five years.

The same punishment shall be imposed on whoever lightly intimidates an especially vulnerable person who lives with the offender.

5. Whoever lightly intimidates any of the persons referred to in Article 173.2 with weapons or other dangerous instruments, except those stated in the preceding Section of this Article, shall be punished with a sentence of imprisonment from three months to a year or community service of thirty- one to eighty days and, in all cases, deprivation of the right to own and carry weapons from one to three years, as well as, if the Judge or Court of Law sees it fit in the interest of the minor or person requiring special protection, special barring from exercise of parental rights, guardianship, care, safekeeping or fostership for a term of six months to three years.

The penalties foreseen in Sections 4 and 5, in the upper half, shall be applied if the criminal offence is committed in the presence of minors, or if it takes place in the common dwelling or in the dwelling of the victim, or is perpetrated in breach of a punishment of those set forth in Article 48 of this Code or a precautionary or security measure of the same kind.

7. Outside the cases above, whoever mildly threatens another shall be punished with a fine of one to three months. An individual may only be prosecuted if the injured party or his legal representative files a formal complaint.

If the offended person is one of those referred to in Section 2 of Article 173, the punishment shall be permanent traceability for five to ten days, at a different address away from the victim in all cases, or community service of five to thirty days, or a fine of one to four months. The latter shall only be imposed where the circumstances outlined in Section 2 of Article 84 concur. In such cases, the formal complaint referred to in the preceding Paragraph shall not be required.
 

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CHAPTER III – On coercion

Article 172

2. Whoever lightly coerces his wife or former wife or woman to whom he is or has been bound by a similar emotional relation, even without cohabitation, shall be punished with a sentence of imprisonment of six months to one year or of community service of thirty- one to eighty days and, in all cases, deprivation of the right to own and carry weapons from a year and a day to three years, as well as, if the Judge or Court of Law sees it fit in the interest of the minor or person requiring special protection, special barring from exercise of parental rights, guardianship, care, safekeeping or fostership up to five years.

The same punishment shall be imposed on whoever slightly coerces an especially vulnerable person who lives with the offender.

The punishment shall be imposed in the upper half if the criminal offence is committed in the presence of minors, or if it takes place in the common dwelling or in the dwelling of the victim, or is perpetrated in breach of a punishment of those set forth in Article 48 of this Code or a precautionary or security measure of the same kind.

Notwithstanding what is set forth in the preceding Sections, the Judge or Court of Law may, giving the reasons in the judgement, in view of the offender’s personal circumstances and those arising in perpetrating the deed, hand down a punishment one degree lower.

3. Outside the cases above, whoever mildly coerces another shall be punished with a fine of one to three months. An individual may only be prosecuted if the injured party or his legal representative files a formal complaint.

Where the offended person is one of those referred to in Section 2 of Article 173, the punishment shall be permanent traceability for five to ten days, at a different address away from the victim in all cases, or community service of five to thirty days, or a fine of one to four months. The latter shall only be imposed where the circumstances outlined in Section 2 of Article 84 concur. In such cases, the formal complaint referred to in the preceding Paragraph shall not be required.
 

TITLE VII – On torture and other criminal offences against moral integrity

Article 173

2. Whoever habitually uses physical or mental violence against the person who is or has been his spouse or the person who is or has been bound to him by a similar emotional relation, even without cohabitation, or against descendants, ascendants or biological, adopted or fostered siblings, against that person or the spouse or cohabitating partner, or against minors or persons with disabilities requiring special protection who live with him or who are subject to the parental rights, guardianship, care, fostership or safekeeping of the spouse or cohabitating partner, or against a person protected by any other relation by which that person is a member of the core family unit, as well as against persons who, due to their special vulnerability are subject to custody or safekeeping in public or private centres, shall be punished with a prison sentence of six months to three years, deprivation of the right to own and carry weapons from three to five years and, if appropriate, when the Judge or Court of Law sees it fit in the interest of the minor or person with disabilities requiring special protection, special barring from the exercise of parental rights, guardianship, care, safekeeping or fostership for a term from one to five years, without prejudice to the penalties that could correspond to the criminal offences to which the acts of physical or psychological violence could have given rise.

The penalties shall be imposed in the upper half if one or more of the deeds of violence are committed in the presence of minors, or using weapons, or take place in the common dwelling or in the dwelling of the victim, or are perpetrated in breach of any of the penalties foreseen in Article 48, or of a precautionary or security measure or prohibition of the same kind.

In the cases referred to in this Section, a probation measure may also be imposed.

3. In order to appraise the habitual nature referred to in the preceding Section, the number of proven deeds of violence shall be considered, as well as the nearness of these in time, regardless of whether that violence has been perpetrated against the same or different victims described in this Article, and whether the violent deeds have or have not been judged in previous proceedings.

4. Whoever mildly insults or harasses another, where the offended person is one of those referred to in Paragraph 2 of Article 173, shall be punished with permanent traceability for five to ten days, at a different address away from the victim in all cases, or community service of five to thirty days, or a fine of one to four months. The latter shall only be imposed where the circumstances outlined in Paragraph 2 of Article 84 concur.

An individual may only be prosecuted for insults if the injured party or his legal representative files a formal complaint.
 

TITLE X – Criminal offences against privacy, the right to personal dignity and the inviolability of the dwelling

CHAPTER I – On discovery and revelation of secrets

Article 197

7. Whoever, without the authorisation of the affected party, discloses, communicates or reveals images or audiovisual recordings to third parties, obtained with the affected party’s consent in a private residence or at any other location out of the sight of third parties, if said disclosure seriously damages the personal privacy of the individual, shall be punished with a prison sentence of three months to one year or a fine of six to twelve months.

The penalty shall be imposed in the upper half of the sentencing range if the deeds were committed by the spouse or the person who is or has been bound to him by a similar emotional relation, even without cohabitation, the victim were a minor or a person with disabilities requiring special protection, or the deeds were committed for profit.
 

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