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Indagato vs imputato explained

Avv. Massimo Romano · updated 18/08/2026

Indagato vs imputato explained is decided by the provision below, by how the facts are qualified, and by what is done in the first weeks. Sentence, criminal record and right of residence follow from that. We answer on your own facts, at any hour, and you need not be in Italy.

Provision: Artt. 60, 61 c.p.p.
Checked 18/08/2026.

What this page covers

Whether Indagato vs imputato explained ends in a conviction, and with what sentence, depends on how the facts are qualified and on decisions taken in the first weeks — long before any trial.

Governing provision: Artt. 60, 61 c.p.p.

The questions that decide the outcome

  • What is actually happening
  • What to do now
  • Instructing a lawyer
  • If you are reading this for someone else

What people ask us about this

  • What is the difference between indagato and imputato?
  • When do I stop being an indagato?

Avv. Massimo Romano — Italian criminal defence lawyer, Naples Bar no. 14553, admitted to plead before the Court of Cassation since 23 October 2015.

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