Article 951 Federal Labor Law
TITLE FIFTEEN. Execution Procedures · CHAPTER I · Section Two. On the attachment procedure
Current text · last reform published in the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF) on 14 May 2026
In the proceeding of demand for payment and attachment, the following rules shall be observed:
I.It shall be carried out at the place where the services are or were rendered, at the new domicile of the debtor or at the room, office, establishment or place indicated by the court clerk in the notification record in accordance with article 740 of this Law;
II.If the debtor is not found, the proceeding shall be carried out with any person who is present;
III.The Court Clerk shall demand payment from the person with whom the proceeding is conducted and if it is not made, he shall proceed to the attachment;
IV.The Court Clerk may, in case of necessity, without prior authorization, request the assistance of the public force and break the locks of the premises where the proceeding must be carried out;
V.If no person is present, the court clerk shall carry out the attachment and shall affix a certified copy of the proceeding on the entrance door of the premises where it has been carried out; and
VI.The Court Clerk, under his responsibility, shall attach only the property necessary to guarantee the amount of the judgment, of its interest and of the execution expenses.