'Age of criminal responsibility - national proceedings' in document 'Spain - Criminal Code (ENG)'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

BOOK I
General provisions on felonies and misdemeanours, the persons responsible, the penalties, security measures and other consequences of criminal offences

TITLE I
On felonies and misdemeanours

CHAPTER II
On the causes of exclusion from criminal accountability

Article 19

Those under the age of eighteen years shall not be criminally accountable pursuant to this Code. When a minor under that age commits an offence, he shall be held accountable pursuant to the terms set forth in the law regulating the criminal accountability of minors.