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The Jávea Peace Court: location, hours and functions

January 30 from 2022 - 08: 00
Carrer d'Avall 39 See map
96 579 10 93
Monday to Friday from 10:00 to: 14:00
Public services

The Peace Courts are found in the municipalities where there is no Court of First Instance and Instruction, as is the case of Jávea. They assume less important powers in both civil and criminal matters. This entity is also the one who facilitates the communication of the other judicial bodies with the citizens residing in the municipality.

Next you have an index with all the points that we are going to deal with.

What functions does the Xàbia Peace Court have?

The Justice of the Peace of Jávea, located in the municipal building of the Municipal file, at carrer d'Avall, 39, since January 2019; forms part of "proximity justice". It is the first step of Justice, in charge of resolving minor issues. In addition, the Justice of the Peace of Jávea also performs the functions of Civil Registry.

  • Make civil and criminal warnings
  • Conciliation acts
  • Follow-up of appearances to criminals on provisional release
  • National and international judicial assistance, a complex task due to the peculiarities of the Jávea census, with foreign citizens of around 80 nationalities

The Civil Registry

The Justice of the Peace of Jávea performs the functions of the Civil Registry, which is a public registry to give official proof of the facts and acts that refer to the marital status of the people, their name and surnames, birth, death, affiliation, sex or nationality.

Civil marriage files are also processed in the Civil Registry, marriages and capitulations are registered and weddings are celebrated. Know in depth all the functions of the Civil Registry of Jávea.

The Justice of the Peace

The Justice of the Peace of Jávea is Gabriel Sapena Salines. Justices of the Peace are elected by an absolute majority of the Plenary Session of the Town hall between people who meet the legal conditions and request it.

These positions are appointed for a period of four years and take an oath before the Judge of First Instance and Instruction. Gabriel Sapena has been a Justice of the Peace of Jávea since 2009, and was re-elected by the City Council in 2017, so he will be in charge of the Justice of the Peace of Jávea until 2021.

celebration room

Likewise, the Justice of the Peace has a room for civil celebrations. A small room where some couples choose to formalize their civil marriage. This act does not imply any cost for the contracting parties.

Location

Carrer d'Avall 39 -
Comments
  1. anna teker says:

    Hello, can you tell me if the Justice of the Peace of Jávea celebrates de facto couples?
    Thank you
    I've been to court this morning and it seems they don't know anything!!! Civil marriage is celebrated, they will do the same with the de facto couple! Greetings
    anna teker

  2. L says:

    Hello! The google maps included in the article leads to Carrer d'Avall 9, not to 39.

  3. Hamida bakkali says:

    Good morning, little girl, get your date of birth certificate


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