Article 9 Federal Criminal Code
BOOK ONE · TITLE ONE. Criminal Responsibility · CHAPTER I. General rules on crimes and responsibility
Current text · last reform published in the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF) on 13 March 2026
He acts with intent (dolo) who, knowing the elements of the criminal offense type, or foreseeing as possible the typical result, wants or accepts the realization of the fact described by the law, and
He acts with negligence (culpa) who produces the typical result, which he did not foresee although it was foreseeable or foresaw trusting that it would not be produced, by virtue of the violation of a duty of care, which he should and could observe according to the circumstances and personal conditions.