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What it is

Court fees and taxes on court documents are abolished

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a government bill. Introduced by the Government. It was introduced on 2 September 1986. Introduced by: GOBIERNO.

Official title: Government bill on the abolition of judicial fees.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000005· updated 11 Nov

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  1. Court fees are abolished, along with the fees charged for Civil Registry proceedings.
  2. The tax on documented legal acts is abolished for court rulings, arbitration awards, written submissions by the parties, and related proceedings and certified copies.
  3. Mail sent by courts and tribunals, and Civil Registry certificates and copies, travel by post and telegram free of charge.
  4. From the day the law takes effect, no court fees are charged in cases already underway, but fees already accrued are still assessed and collected.

Who it affects

  • People who go to court: They no longer pay court fees or the tax on court documents.
  • People handling matters at the Civil Registry: They no longer pay fees for those proceedings.
  • Courts and tribunals: Their mail travels free of charge and their rulings are written on official paper.
  • Judicial secretaries: They no longer collect these fees, a task that kept them away from their court duties.

Words worth knowing

Tasas judiciales (court fees)
Amounts of money that had to be paid to the State to start or carry out court proceedings.
Registro Civil (Civil Registry)
Public office where events such as births, marriages and deaths are recorded.
Impuesto de Actos Jurídicos Documentados (tax on documented legal acts)
A tax that was paid on official documents, such as those issued by the courts.
Laudo arbitral (arbitration award)
The final decision of an arbitrator, a person chosen by the parties to settle a dispute without a trial.
Papel de oficio (official court paper)
Official paper used by the courts themselves, at no cost to those involved.

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Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 7 of 7 steps. It reached BOE, and today it is passed.

  1. Introduced2 September 1986Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted4 September 1986The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendmentsno dateGroups propose changes.
  4. Committeeno dateA committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenaryno dateAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senateno dateThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOEno dateIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 2 official steps on a timeline
Sept 198611. 2 September 1986: Presentación22. 4 September 1986: Calificación

Was there a plenary vote?

We have no plenary vote linked to this law in the Congreso’s data.

What happens next

What happens now?

It is law, or will be once published in the BOE. It comes into force on the date its own text sets.

Published in the BOE: Law 25/1986, of December 24, on the Abolition of Judicial Fees.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

  • The data comes from the open files of the Congreso, the Senate and the BOE, unaltered.
  • Each deputy’s province is the one of their seat on the day of the vote.
  • We only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.

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