Article 159 Federal Criminal Code
BOOK TWO · TITLE FOUR. Crimes against public security · CHAPTER II. Breach of sanction
Current text · last reform published in the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF) on 13 March 2026
The convict suspended in his profession or trade, or disqualified from exercising them, who breaks his sentence, shall pay a fine of twenty to one thousand pesos. In case of recidivism, the fine shall be doubled and prison of one to six years shall be applied.