CPF · Article 2

Article 2 Federal Criminal Code

BOOK ONE · PRELIMINARY TITLE

Current text · last reform published in the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF) on 13 March 2026

It shall likewise apply:

I.For the crimes that are initiated, prepared or committed abroad, when they produce or are intended to have effects in the territory of the Republic; or else, for the crimes that are initiated, prepared or committed abroad, provided that a treaty binding on Mexico provides for the obligation to extradite or to judge, the requirements provided in article 4 of this Code are met and the probable responsible person is not extradited to the State that has requested him, and

II.- For the crimes committed in Mexican consulates or against their personnel, when they have not been judged in the country in which they were committed.

How to cite

Federal Criminal Code, Article 2. https://articuladomx.com/en/federal-criminal-code/article-2/

Cite the Spanish official text. Use this English page as a reading aid.

Corpus 2026.10.08