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BOE-A-2026-12127 ·5 June 2026 ·Resolution Low impact
Tax

Public Administrations: may extend seizure notices without requiring matching registered ownership

The Directorate General for Legal Certainty and Public Faith has overturned a registrar's refusal to extend a tax-related seizure notice. It establishes that extending a precautionary seizure notice is a procedural step of limited significance, which does not require the registered ownership to match the identity of the party acting in the proceedings (legal ground 6). This ruling allows for the prevention of the expiry of notices without imposing substantive requirements typical of the actual enforcement process.

In 2 key points

  1. The extension of a seizure does not require matching between registered ownership and the identity of the party acting in the proceedings, legal ground 6 (fundamento de derecho 6)
  2. Notifying the debtor of the extension is a substantive requirement to prevent a lack of legal defence, sole legal ground (fundamento de derecho único)

How it affects those involved

For Public Administrations (such as the Malaga Provincial Council in this case), the ruling facilitates credit management by allowing the extension of seizures without the lack of exact identity between the registered owner and the party acting in the proceedings being an obstacle (legal ground 6). For debtors, although the ruling favours the continuity of the seizure, it reinforces the necessity for extension proceedings to be duly notified to prevent a lack of legal defence (sole legal ground).

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2026-06-05PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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