Article 67 Federal Criminal Code
BOOK ONE · TITLE THREE. Application of Sanctions · CHAPTER V. Treatment of persons lacking criminal responsibility and of those who have the habit or the need to consume narcotics or psychotropic substances, in internment or at liberty
Current text · last reform published in the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF) on 13 March 2026
In the case of persons lacking criminal responsibility, the adjudicator shall provide the applicable treatment measure in confinement or in liberty, following the corresponding procedure.
If it involves confinement, the person lacking criminal responsibility shall be confined in the corresponding institution for his treatment.
In the event that the sentenced person has the habit or the need to consume narcotics or psychotropic substances, the judge shall also order the appropriate treatment, by the competent health authority or by another medical service under the supervision of the former, independently of the execution of the penalty imposed for the offense committed.