Use of AI in military criminal procedure (Código Militar de Procedimientos Penales)
What is it. Adds a Chapter I Bis to Title II of the Código Militar de Procedimientos Penales (Código Militar de Procedimientos Penales, arts. 14 Bis through 14 Quinquies) to regulate the use of AI tools in military criminal justice.
Who. Sen. Agustín Dorantes Lámbarri (PAN). When. Presented to the Comisión Permanente (Standing Committee) on July 8, 2026. Status. Referred to the Joint Commissions on Justice; Analysis, Monitoring and Evaluation of Artificial Intelligence in Mexico; and Legislative Studies, Second.
The principles it imposes
It 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 judicial functions: AI cannot substitute for legal reasoning, automatically evaluate evidence, determine disputed facts, or make 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 proceedings to criminal, commercial, agrarian, and military—as well as an amendment to constitutional Article 17. Together they pursue a single standard: AI as an auxiliary tool, under human oversight, without substituting the judgment of those who judge or decide.
Sources
- Official record — Gaceta de la Comisión Permanente (Standing Committee Gazette), July 8, 2026
- Full text of the initiative (PDF, archived copy)
Record from the Observatorio IA México archive. Summary verified against official source.