Procedural law
Procedural law sets how cases move through the courts: filing, evidence, hearings, appeals and enforcement. The Civil and Commercial Procedure Code applies to most civil and business disputes. The Judicial Branch law organizes the courts, and the administrative litigation law covers claims against the State.
4 laws of Guatemala, text article by article. The Spanish text is authoritative.
Laws
Código Procesal Penal Sets how criminal cases are investigated and tried: complaints, arrest, hearings, appeals and enforcement. Read it if you are a victim, witness or defendant in a criminal case. CPP Ley del Organismo Judicial Organizes the Judicial Branch: the courts, the judges and how the justice system is run. Useful to understand where a case must be filed. LOJ Código Procesal Civil y Mercantil Sets how civil and commercial cases are filed, served and decided, including enforcement of judgments and debt collection. Relevant to contract disputes and to collecting debts in Guatemala. CPCYM Ley de lo Contencioso Administrativo Governs challenges against decisions of public administration before the administrative courts. Relevant if a state body refuses a permit, a license or a payment. LCA