Judicial Deposits and Appropriations Accounts

Royal Decree 467/2006, of 21 April, which regulates judicial deposits and appropriations in cash, of bills or securities.

Royal Decree 1273/2011, of 16 September, amending Royal Decree 467/2006, of 21 April, regulating judicial deposits and appropriations in cash, of bills or securities.

ORDER JUS/1623/2007, of 4 April, approving the models of deposit forms, payment orders and transfer orders

Royal Decree 948/2015, of 23 October, regulating the Asset Recovery and Management Office

The judicial deposits and appropriations accounts are those in which judicial deposits and appropriations are constituted, within the scope of judicial processes. They are in the name of the judiciary.

A judicial deposit is that deposit made in the Judicial Deposits and Appropriations Accounts (CDCJ) in compliance with a judicial resolution.

A judicial deposit is established in the following cases:

• Compliance with guarantees, bonds, sureties or other procedural requirements.
• Seizure of money or readily realisable securities by the State Security Forces and Bodies.
• Deposit as a result of seizures of goods and the practice of judicial proceedings.

A judicial appropriation is that deposit made in voluntary or forced execution of titles that carry with them execution, or that are made for the purpose of release by the obligated party to the payment of an amount, or in other legally established cases.

• Citizens who, as part of a judicial procedure, have to pay a bond to avoid prison or ensure certain types of responsibilities, make deposits to be able to appeal judicial decisions or pay fines imposed by the judicial authorities.
• Any citizen who, although not a party to a judicial process, wants to perform certain acts with procedural relevance, such as participating in a judicial auction, for example.
• The employer, in the event of unfair dismissal, when opting for compensation instead of readmitting the dismissed worker, in order to make the compensation available to the latter.
• Those people who owe an amount to another, in the face of the latter's refusal to receive payment.
• Those persons or entities that receive an attachment or, where appropriate, payment order and subsequently made available by order of a judicial body.

In general, any person who receives a judicial communication to make a certain amount available to the judicial body.

Judicial deposits and appropriations are made by means of entry into a "Deposit and Appropriations Account" of a judicial body, currently open at Banco Santander. It will be possible to perform:

• In person at the offices of Banco Santander (window or ATMs)
• Telematically through bank transfer or with a card via the Internet

The deposit is made by completing a form ("Deposit Slip") at the bank office. This form must contain the mandatory name of the judicial body ordering the entry and, at least, the following information: name or company name of the person making the entry and of the person on behalf of whom it is made, Tax Identification Number and address of the payer, amount of the operation reflected in letters and figures, concept in which the same is made and complete code of the account file on which it is made.

The 16 digits corresponding to the Procedure will necessarily be provided by the judicial body; if it considers it to be so, it may be given the form "Receipt of Entry" already completed. Failing this, the Banco Santander office may assist in obtaining the completed Receipt.

You must carefully keep the copy of the deposit slip duly stamped and certified by the bank since it is the only proof of entry that will be granted and must present in case of error or discrepancy.

At the offices or ATMs of Banco Santander. In offices, in addition to the EURO (EUR), the following Euro convertible currencies are accepted: Australian Dollar (AUD), Canadian Dollar (CAD), Swiss Franc (CHF), Danish Krone (DKK), Pound Sterling (GBP), Japanese Yen (JPY), Norwegian Krone (NOK), Swedish Krona (SEK) , US Dollar (USD), New Zealand Dollar (NZD), Hong Kong Dollar (HKD) and Moroccan Dirhams (MAD).

At ATMs, you can only deposit in banknotes and limited to amounts less than €1,000.

En los cajeros automáticos del Banco Santander, mediante tarjeta de crédito / débito emitidas por cualquier entidad y sin comisión alguna para el ciudadano.

Al introducir la tarjeta, ir a la opción "Otras operaciones" y después a "Ingreso en Juzgados". En el vídeo a continuación puede ver el proceso completo de esta operativa.

You can make the entry by bank cheque in the name of the judicial organ that ordered you to enter, or in the name of Banco Santander.

Remember that the cheque must be nominative and national, made up of EURO, issued by entities established in Spain and participants of the National Compensation System.

Bearer cheques, current account cheques, or FOREIGN-ISSUED cheques (whatever their currency of issue) will not be accepted even if they are EU countries.

You can make the deposit by bank transfer from an open current account in any bank other than Banco Santander. Follow the following steps:

• Issue it to the following code in the IBAN field: ES55 0049 3569 9200 0500 1274. SWIFT code: BSCHESMM (necessary for transfers from abroad).
• In the ORDERING field, indicate the name or social reason and the NIF of the person, physical or legal, obliged to make the entry.
• In the BENEFICIARY field, identify the judicial organ that orders entry.
• In the field OBSERVATIONS OR CONCEPT OF TRANSFER, indicate first the 16 digits corresponding to the Procedure (account file), which must have been communicated by the judicial body.

VERY IMPORTANT: The correct format for entering the 16 digits, is the following XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX or XXXX-XXXX-XX-XXXX-XX separated from the rest of the information by spaces.

Example 1 (VALID):
9996000005023498 (rent May-03 C/Carmen 3-4º-1ª) Beatriz Camposanto Beltrán
9996-0000-05-0234-98 (rent May-03 C/Carmen 3-4º-1ª) Beatriz Camposanto Beltrán

Example 2 (INVALID):
9996000005023498(rent May-03 C/Carmen 3-4º-1ª) Beatriz Camposanto Beltrán
9996-0000-05-Proc.0234-98 (rent May-03 C/Carmen 3-4º-1ª) Beatriz Camposanto Beltrán

If you are a client of Banco Santander you can make the transfer from your account, using your [Online Banking] and enter the 16 digits corresponding to the Procedure to which you make the deposit, as well as its reference.

For large companies and insurers, it is recommended to contact the bank to follow a procedure that facilitates mass transfers (inspired by Notebook N34 of the AEB (Spanish Banking Association)).

Through the Internet accessing the portal provided in ‘Folder Justice’. By credit / debit card issued by any entity, without any commission for the citizen.

The system has a screen to properly identify the destination of the entry, as well as guided facilities for the entry of the data of the card where the charge will be made.

It shall also have the corresponding confirmation that the entry has reached the account of the judicial body concerned.

Yes, a third party can make a deposit on behalf of the person obliged to do so, through any of the channels established for this purpose.

The order for reimbursement of amounts in favour of the beneficiary of the same corresponds to the judicial body, which will inform you of the time when it can be made effective. To speed up collection, it is recommended to provide the judicial body with the certificate of ownership, in the name of the beneficiary of the amount, of the bank account in which the transfer payment order is issued.

How to make an entry into the Juzgados de Paz – Fines Account?

1.- By bank transfer, to the IBAN ES55 0049 3569 9200 0500 1274, it is mandatory to include the following data:

• In “Ordering Party”: Name or company name of the natural or legal person making the entry and the NIF/CIF of the same.
• In “Beneficiary”: Court of Peace of locality and province.
• In “Remarks or Concept”: the 16-digit account file (5500-0000-00-5555-GG, GG being the current year), the postal code of the locality of the court of peace imposing the fine, the file number CC-EEEA (CC being the class of proceedings; EEA being the file number; AA being the year of the file), followed by the phone and name of the person making the entry.

Valid examples:

5500000000555509 28670 File: 76-0012-09 (Telf.: 912545454 Beatriz Camposanto Beltrán)

5500-0000-00-5555-09 28670 File: 76-0012-09 (Telf.: 912545454 Beatriz Camposanto Beltrán)

2.- Going to Offices of Banco Santander, by cash or by euro currency cheque (banking or formed exclusively, not accepting current account checks), completing the “Deposit Slip” form.

• Beneficiary: Court of Peace of locality and province that obliges entry.
• Code account file: 5500-0000-00-5555-GG, GG being the current year.
• Name/Social Reason of the person who makes the entry (or on behalf of the person who makes it), NIF, telephone and full address.
• Concept: Fine. Fine. Court of Peace of locality-province, postal code of the court of peace imposing the fine, file number CC-EEEE -AA (CC being class of proceedings; EEEE being file number; AA being file year).

3.- At ATMs of Banco Santander, both in cash (only tickets), and with debit/credit card issued by any entity, at no cost to citizens. Follow the instructions of the Justices of Peace income option provided by the cashier.

4.- Through the internet accessing the portal provided in ´Folder Justice’, by debit/credit card issued by any entity, at no cost to the citizens. Follow the indications of the income Justices of Peace option provided by the portal.

How to make an income in the Juzgados de Paz Account – Indemnities and others?

If it is an entry of amounts established in judgments of the Court of Peace: indemnities, costs, principal, interest, deposits to appeal, …

1.- By bank transfer, to the IBAN ES55 0049 3569 9200 0500 1274, it is mandatory to include the following data:

• In “Ordering Party”: Name or company name of the natural or legal person making the entry and the NIF/CIF of the same.
• In “Beneficiary”: Court of Peace of locality and province
• In “Remarks or Concept”: in this order, the 16 digits of the account file (0760-0000-CC-EEEE -AA, CC being the class of procedure, EEEE the file number and AA the last two digits of the year of the file), the postal code of the court of peace that imposes the entry, followed by the phone and name of the person making the entry will be indicated.

Valid examples:

0760-0000-74-0002-09 28670 (Telf.: 912545454 Beatriz Camposanto Beltrán)

0760000074000209 28670 (Telf.: 912545454 Beatriz Camposanto Beltrán)

2.- Going to Offices of Banco Santander, by cash or by euro currency cheque (banking or formed exclusively, not accepting current account checks), completing the “Deposit Slip” form.

• Beneficiary: Court of Peace of locality and province that obliges entry.
• Code account file: 0760-0000-CC-EEEE AA, where CC is the class of procedure, EEEE is the number of the dossier and AA is the last two digits of the year of the dossier.
• Name/Social Reason of the person who makes the entry (or on behalf of the person who makes it), NIF, telephone and full address.
• Concept: (Indemnification, Recourse Deposit of…. ), followed by the phrase: ‘Entry imposed by the Court of Peace of locality-province and postal code of said locality.

3.- At ATMs of Banco Santander, both in cash (only tickets), and with debit/credit card issued by any entity, at no cost to citizens. Follow the instructions of the Justices of Peace income option provided by the cashier.

4.- Through the internet accessing the portal provided in ´Folder Justice’, by debit/credit card issued by any entity, at no cost to the citizens. Follow the indications of the income Justices of Peace option provided by the portal.

How to receive the money that corresponds to you?

The order for payment in favor of the beneficiary corresponds to the Court of Peace, which will inform you when it can be made effective.

It is recommended, for greater speed in the collection, that the certificate of ownership, in the name of the beneficiary of the amount, of the bank account in which the payment order is issued by transfer is given to that court.

The Payment Order issued on paper by the Court of Peace must necessarily be accompanied by a copy of the deposit slip, which is necessary for the Banco Santander office to proceed with its payment.

Yes, they have an expiration of 3 months. In the event that it has expired, you must contact the judicial body to request a new order.

The transactions of deposit and collection of amounts performed by the citizen who attend she branches of Banco Santander in person will be dealt with during the complete opening hours of the branch.

Deposit transactions carried out at ATMs can be performed without a time limit, 7 days a week, just like electronic operations.