Article 5 Federal Criminal Code
BOOK ONE · PRELIMINARY TITLE
Current text · last reform published in the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF) on 13 March 2026
The following shall be considered as executed in the territory of the Republic:
I.- The crimes committed by Mexicans or by foreigners on the high seas, on board national vessels;
II.- Those executed on board a national warship anchored in a port or in the territorial waters of another nation. This extends to the case in which the vessel is a merchant vessel, if the offender has not been judged in the nation to which the port belongs;
III.- Those committed on board a foreign vessel anchored in a national port or in the territorial waters of the Republic, if the public tranquility is disturbed or if the offender or the offended party is not a member of the crew. In the contrary case, action shall be taken in accordance with the right of reciprocity;
IV.- Those committed on board national or foreign aircraft that are in national or foreign territory or atmosphere or territorial waters, in cases analogous to those indicated for vessels in the preceding sections, and
V.- Those committed in Mexican embassies and legations.