Codes

Código No. SOJD-IHSS-105-2024-V — Código de Buenas Prácticas en Conducta de Mercado del Régimen de Invalidez, Vejez y Muerte del IHSS

Código No. SOJD-IHSS-105-2024-V — Código de Buenas Prácticas en Conducta de Mercado del Régimen de Invalidez, Vejez y Muerte del IHSS

This code establishes ethical and conduct standards that all IHSS employees in the Disability, Old Age, and Survivor's Benefits Regime must follow. It aims to guarantee transparency, fair treatment, and respect for rights when serving retirees and affiliates through clear procedures, proper complaint handling, and ongoing staff training.

Agreement No. 611-2021

This agreement approves an Ethics Code of Conduct for employees of the Directorate of Children, Adolescence and Family (DINAF). It establishes standards of integrity, transparency and probity that everyone must comply with, including prohibitions against corruption, conflicts of interest, and misuse of public resources. It applies to permanent and temporary staff, with disciplinary sanctions for non-compliance.

Penal Code of Honduras

This decree approves Honduras' new Penal Code that modernizes criminal law after 30 years in effect. It establishes fundamental principles such as legality, proportionality, and humane punishment; defines crimes, misdemeanors, and criminal liability; and regulates types of penalties (imprisonment, fines, prohibitions) applicable to persons over 18 years old who commit punishable conduct.

Código — Código de Ética para el Ejercicio Profesional de la Medicina Veterinaria

Código de Ética — Código de Ética Notarial

Tax Code

This Tax Code establishes the general rules governing all taxes, fees, and contributions in Honduras. It defines what taxes are, who must pay them, what rights taxpayers have, and how the country's tax and customs systems are administered.

Criminal Procedure Code of Honduras

This Code establishes the fundamental rules of criminal proceedings in Honduras. It defines that no one can be convicted without a public and oral trial before a competent judge, that every person is innocent until proven guilty, and protects rights such as legal defense and equal treatment of parties. It applies to all citizens undergoing criminal prosecution and aims to ensure swift, fair, and impartial justice while respecting human dignity.

Civil Code of Honduras

This Civil Code establishes fundamental rules governing Honduras: it defines what law is and how it applies, regulates the existence and rights of people (nationals and foreigners), determines domiciles, protects minors through guardianships, and organizes matters of family, inheritance and civil obligations. It applies to all inhabitants of Honduras and their property, including foreigners.

Family Code of Honduras

Honduras's Family Code (Decree 76-84, reformed in 2013) regulates family relationships, civil marriage, and common-law unions. It protects minors and children, guarantees equal rights between spouses, creates specialized family courts, and establishes rules on family patrimony, paternity, filiation, and adoption.

Code of Ethical Conduct of Public Servants

Civil Procedure Code

This Civil Procedural Code replaces the 1906 law to modernize and expedite civil justice in Honduras. It establishes principles such as orality, publicity, and immediacy in proceedings, reduces unnecessary procedures, and guarantees that any citizen can access the courts to defend their rights within a fair and transparent process that should be resolved in 3 to 4 months instead of 6 to 8 years.

Notarial Code of Honduras

This code regulates the notarial profession in Honduras, establishing that notaries are lawyers authorized by the State to authenticate documents and contracts, guaranteeing their legality and validity. It defines their rights, obligations and responsibilities, and also creates the Office of Notarial Control to oversee their performance and protect citizens' rights.

Code of Conduct

This code establishes mandatory ethical rules for all Honduran public servants, requiring honesty, transparency, integrity, and prioritizing public interest over personal interests. It prohibits conflicts of interest, accepting improper gifts, using confidential information for personal benefit, and discrimination, with disciplinary sanctions for non-compliance.

Repealed Penal Code (2015 Reforms)

This Criminal Code establishes the fundamental rules of Honduran criminal law: it defines what constitutes a crime, who is responsible, what penalties apply, and how they are enforced. It affects anyone who commits a criminal act in Honduras, ensuring that no one is punished for something not provided by law and that penalties are proportional to the crime.

Code of Ethics of the Medical College of Honduras

This code establishes the ethical standards that all doctors in Honduras must follow. It requires medical professionals to respect patient dignity and rights, maintain professional confidentiality, act honestly in research and teaching, and prohibits practices such as euthanasia, organ trafficking, and discrimination. It applies to all doctors practicing in the country and aims to protect the moral integrity of the profession.

Code of Ethics of the Legal Professional

This code establishes the ethical standards that Honduran lawyers must follow in their professional and personal lives. It defines their fundamental duties as defending justice, maintaining independence, acting with honesty, keeping professional confidentiality, and treating colleagues, clients, and authorities respectfully. The Bar Association oversees compliance and sanctions violations.

Labor Code

Honduras's Labor Code regulates relationships between employers and workers, guaranteeing fair employment conditions and equitable compensation. It binds nearly all businesses to comply with its provisions, protects fundamental worker rights such as fair wages and rest, and prohibits retaliation and discrimination. It applies to private sector workers, with limited exceptions for small agricultural operations and government employees.

Code of Common Procedures (page 173 Non-Contentious Acts)

This 1906 decree authorizes the Executive Power to issue codes and laws, including the Common Procedure Code, to take effect on March 1st of that year along with the new Political Constitution. It establishes the rules for civil procedures in Honduras, regulating how judges, lawyers, legal representatives, and citizens act in lawsuits, as well as the deadlines, notifications, and procedures that must be followed.

Commercial Code of Honduras

This Commercial Code establishes the rules governing merchants, their businesses, and commercial transactions in Honduras. It defines who are merchants, what constitutes commercial acts, regulates different types of commercial companies (such as corporations, limited liability companies, and cooperatives), and establishes their obligations, rights, and responsibilities to third parties and among shareholders.

Code of Ethical Conduct of the Public Servant

Health Code of Honduras

Childhood and Adolescence Code

This code comprehensively protects minors under 18 years old by guaranteeing their fundamental rights: life, health, education, family, and dignity. It establishes responsibilities for the State, parents, and society to prevent violations, provides access to specialized justice, and creates protective measures in healthcare, education, and social security for the full development of Honduran children.

Code of Ethics of the Medical College of Honduras