Article 377 Federal Criminal Code

A penalty of five to fifteen years of imprisonment and up to one thousand days fine shall be imposed on whoever, knowingly and independently of the penalties corresponding to him for the commission of other crimes:

I.Dismantles one or some stolen vehicles or markets their parts jointly or separately;

II.Alienates or traffics in any manner with a vehicle or stolen vehicles;

III.Detains, possesses, keeps, alters or modifies in any manner the documentation that accredits the ownership or identification of a stolen vehicle;

IV.Transfers the stolen vehicle or vehicles to another state (federal entity) or abroad, and

V.Uses the stolen vehicle or vehicles in the commission of another or other crimes.

Whoever contributes economic resources or of any other kind, for the execution of the activities described in the preceding sections, shall be considered a co-participant in the terms of article 13 of this Code.

If a public official who has in his charge functions of prevention, prosecution or punishment of the crime or of execution of penalties participates in the mentioned acts, in addition to the penalties referred to in this article, the prison penalty shall be increased by up to one half more and he shall be disqualified from holding any public employment, position or commission for a period equal to the prison penalty imposed.