Article 166 Bis Federal Criminal Code
BOOK TWO · TITLE FIVE. Crimes in matters of communication routes and correspondence · CHAPTER I. Attacks on communication routes and violation of correspondence
Current text · last reform published in the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF) on 13 March 2026
On the persons who by reason of their position or employment in telecommunications companies unlawfully provide reports about the persons who make use of those means of communication, the penalty of three months to three years of imprisonment shall be imposed and they shall be removed from their position.
In the previous case, the penalty shall be increased by up to one half when the crime is committed by a public official in the exercise of his functions. Likewise, in addition to the penalties indicated, the removal from employment shall be imposed on him and he shall be disqualified for one to ten years from holding public positions or commissions.