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Article 156 Subsidiary application of summary proceedings

Artigo 156.º · Aplicação subsidiária do processo sumário

Lei n.º 23/2007, de 4 de julho (Lei de Estrangeiros) · consolidated text, as amended by Law No. 62/2026, checked 26 October 2026

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Except in the cases provided for in Article 134(1)(f), the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure on trial in summary proceedings apply, with the necessary adaptations.

Com excepção dos casos previstos na alínea f) do n.º 1 do artigo 134.º, são aplicáveis, com as necessárias adaptações, as disposições do Código de Processo Penal relativas ao julgamento em processo sumário.

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Verify the exception for the cases in Article 134(1)(f) and the reference to the Code of Criminal Procedure rules on trial in summary proceedings.

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Unofficial English translation prepared by BCA Portugal for reference. Only the Portuguese text published in the Diário da República has legal force. Editorial notes are ours and are not part of the statute.

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