Article 325 Federal Criminal Code

Commits the crime of femicide whoever deprives a woman of life for a gender reason.

It is considered that a gender reason exists when any of the following circumstances concurs:

I.The victim presents signs of sexual violence of any type;

II.The victim has been inflicted injuries or infamous or degrading mutilations, prior or subsequent to the deprivation of life, or acts of necrophilia;

III.There exist antecedents or data of any type of violence in the family, employment, community, political or school sphere, of the active subject against the victim;

IV.There has existed between the active subject and the victim kinship by consanguinity or affinity or a sentimental, affective, employment, teaching, trust relationship or some de facto relationship between the parties;

V.There exist data that establish that there were direct or indirect threats related to the criminal act, harassment or injuries of the active subject against the victim;

VI.The victim has been held incommunicado, whatever the time prior to the deprivation of life;

VII.The body of the victim is exposed, thrown, deposited or exhibited in a public place, or

VIII.The active subject has obligated the victim to carry out an activity or work or has exercised over her any form of exploitation.

To whoever commits the crime of femicide there shall be imposed from forty to sixty years of imprisonment and from five hundred to one thousand days fine.

The penalty shall be aggravated by up to one third when the victim is a woman under age, pregnant, an older adult or with a disability, as well as when the active subject is a public official and has committed the conduct availing himself of this condition.

In addition to the penalties described in this article, the active subject shall lose all rights in relation to the victim, including those of a succession nature. Where applicable, he shall also lose all rights in relation to the children of the victim, guaranteeing the best interest of children in terms of the provisions of the General Law on the Rights of Girls, Boys and Adolescents.

To the public official who maliciously or through negligence delays or obstructs the procurement or administration of justice, there shall be imposed a prison penalty of three to eight years and from five hundred to one thousand five hundred days fine; he shall furthermore be removed from office and disqualified for three to ten years from holding another public employment, position or commission.