Criminal proceedings on a charge brought privately are instituted by means of an application submitted by the victim to a justice of the peace; they are halted if, without good reason, the victim fails to appear for the court's consideration of the case, which is assimilated to retraction of the charge.
El proceso judicial respecto de un cargo formulado a título privado se instruye mediante la presentación por la víctima de una solicitud a un juez de paz. Ese proceso es interrumpido si la víctima no se presenta, sin razones justificadas, al examen del tribunal, lo que equivale a una retirada del cargo.