Received an official letter?

A fine, a letter from the tax office, a dismissal, a court demand. Tell us what it says in your own words and we will explain what it is, what deadline you have and what you can do now, with the law in hand.

This is how we explain itA letter from the library, with the law in front of us

I've received a traffic fineYou have twenty calendar days to decide: pay half the fine or submit a defence (alegaciones).

How long you have
From the day you are notified of the report (denuncia), you have twenty calendar days, weekends and public holidays included, both to pay with the discount and to submit your defence.

Art. 93 · Ley de Tráfico (RDLeg 6/2015) · BOE
If you pay within that period
The fine is halved, but the procedure ends there: you can no longer contest it.

Art. 94 · Ley de Tráfico (RDLeg 6/2015) · BOE

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Is it one of the common ones? Fines, dismissals, deposits, wage garnishments, inheritances, evictions, lawsuits and letters from the tax office, Social Security or the courts, explained with the law in front of you.

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