CPF · Article 397

Article 397 Federal Criminal Code

BOOK TWO · TITLE TWENTY-SECOND. Crimes against persons in their patrimony · CHAPTER VI. Damage to another's property

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

From five to ten years of imprisonment and a fine of one hundred to five thousand pesos shall be imposed, on those who cause fire, flood or explosion with damage to or danger of:

I.- A building, dwelling or room where any person is found;

II.- Clothes, furniture or objects in such a form that they can cause serious personal harm;

III.- Public or notarial archives;

IV.- Libraries, museums, temples, schools or public buildings and monuments, and

V.- Mountains, forests, jungles, pastures, crops or cultivations of any kind.

How to cite

Federal Criminal Code, Article 397. https://articuladomx.com/en/federal-criminal-code/article-397/

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

Corpus 2026.10.08