Article 171 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
Imprisonment of up to six months, a fine of up to one hundred pesos and suspension or loss of the right to use the driver's license shall be imposed:
I.- (Repealed)
II.- To the person who, in a state of drunkenness or under the influence of narcotic drugs, commits any infraction of the traffic and circulation regulations when driving motor vehicles, independently of the sanction that corresponds if they cause damage to persons or things.