Use of AI in Administrative Procedure (LFPA, arts. 18-A to 18-D)

What it is. Adds a First Chapter A to Title Three of the Federal Law for Administrative Procedure (Ley Federal de Procedimiento Administrativo) to regulate the use of AI tools in federal administrative procedure.

Who. Sen. Agustín Dorantes Lámbarri (PAN). When. Presented to the Comisión Permanente (Permanent Commission) on July 8, 2026. Status. Referred to the Joint Committees on Justice; Analysis, Monitoring and Evaluation of Artificial Intelligence in Mexico; and Legislative Studies, Second.

The Principles It Establishes

Subjects the use of artificial intelligence tools to ten guiding principles: legality, transparency, traceability, human oversight, explainability, protection of personal data, non-discrimination, accountability, proportionality, and information security. Responsibility for actions and resolutions remains with judges and public servants with jurisdictional functions (personas juzgadoras y servidoras públicas con funciones jurisdiccionales): AI cannot replace legal reasoning, evaluate evidence automatically, determine contested facts, or adopt decisions without human intervention.

Why It Matters

It is one of 14 mirror initiatives that Senator Dorantes presented on July 8, 2026, to insert the same chapter, "On the Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools," into nearly all Mexican procedural law—from administrative and labor (derecho contencioso administrativo y laboral) to criminal, commercial, agrarian, and military—as well as a reform to Article 17 of the Constitution (Artículo 17 Constitucional). Together, they pursue a single standard: AI as an auxiliary tool under human oversight without substituting for the judgment of those who judge or decide.

Sources

News repository record from the Observatorio IA México. Summary verified against the official source.