Article 217 Ter Federal Criminal Code

In addition to the administrative and political responsibilities, the following incur in the crime of unlawful remuneration:

I.The public official who approves or countersigns the payment, or who signs the voucher, check, payroll or payment order, of a remuneration, compensation, retirement, pension, retirement pay, settlement for services rendered, loan or credit, not authorized in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Law on Remunerations of Public Officials;

II.Whoever receives an undue payment in the terms of the preceding section without making the report within the term indicated in Article 5 of the Federal Law on Remunerations of Public Officials, having knowledge of the unlawfulness of the act, except when he forms part of the permanent and supernumerary personnel of the public entities that does not hold a mid-level or higher command position, as well as the troop and non-commissioned personnel (clases) of the armed forces, or in the cases considered by the same Article 5 of the aforementioned Law as a non-serious administrative offense.