Ley Orgánica de Procedimientos Administrativos (Organic Law on Administrative Procedures) LOPA
The steps the agency must follow and your right to defend yourself before any fine.
Branch 6 of 15
Administrative enforcement
Fines and penalties
What it covers: When a government agency opens proceedings against you, fines you or penalizes you, and how to defend yourself.
Article 49 of the Constitution guarantees due process in administrative matters too.
Its main laws
Ley Orgánica de la Contraloría General de la República (Organic Law of the Office of the Comptroller General)
Penalties involving public funds and assets.
Régimen sancionatorio de la SUNDDE (SUNDDE penalty regime)
Prices, hoarding and misleading consumer information.
Ley Orgánica para la Celeridad y Optimización de Trámites Administrativos (Organic Law for Faster and Streamlined Administrative Procedures) Ley de Celeridad de Trámites (Procedure Streamlining Law)
It bars agencies from asking you for duplicate papers or ones they already have.
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Fines and penalties