apply. III.– Torture may not be justified by invoking or the existence of exceptional circumstances, such as instability and foreign policy, the urgency of investigations or any other public emergency; IV.– Any detainee or accused person shall, at any time upon their request or that of their counsel, be examined by a forensic medical expert or by a doctor of their choice. The person conducting the examination shall immediately issue an appropriate certificate; V.– Where it is found that a statement has been obtained under torture, it may not be admitted as evidence; under civil procedural law, statements will be valid only where the defence attorney is present, and Nuevo León Criminal Code Oaxaca VI.– Any authority learning of an act of torture shall report it forthwith. Article 321 bis.– A public servant commits the offence of torture if, in exercise of their official functions, they themselves or through a third party inflict severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, on an individual in order to obtain information or a confession from the tortured individual or a third party, or to inflict punishment for an act which that individual has or is suspected of having committed, or to coerce them or a third party into engaging or not engaging in a specific act. Pain or suffering consequent on lawful sanctions or arising from a legitimate act of authority, shall not be considered torture. Article 1.– A state or municipal public servant commits the offence of torture if, in exercise of their official functions, they inflict severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, on an individual, in order to obtain information or a confession from the tortured individual or a third party, or to inflict punishment for an act which that individual has or is suspected of having committed, or to coerce them into engaging or not engaging in a specific act, to obtain pleasure for themselves or a third party, or for any other reason based on discrimination of any kind. State Act to Prevent and Punish Discomfort or suffering arising only from, inherent in or incidental to lawful sanctions, or arising from a legitimate Torture act of authority, shall not be considered torture. Puebla Social Protection Code Querétaro Criminal Code Quintana Roo Article 2.– Anyone committing the crime of torture shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of from 2 to 10 years, fined from 200 to 500 days of the current general minimum wage and disqualified from holding any public office, position or commission for up to twice the length of the prison sentence. Article 449.–A public servant commits the offence of torture if, in exercise of their official functions, they inflict intimidation, incommunicado detention, severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, on an individual in order to obtain information or a confession from the tortured individual or a third party, or to inflict punishment for an act which that individual has or is suspected of having committed, or to coerce them into engaging or not engaging in a specific act. Discomfort or suffering arising only from, inherent in or incidental to lawful sanctions, or arising from a legitimate act of authority, shall not be considered torture. Article 309.–A public servant commits the offence of torture if, in exercise of their official functions, they inflict severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, on an individual in order to obtain information or a confession from the tortured individual or a third party, or to inflict punishment for an act which that individual has or is suspected of having committed, to coerce them into engaging or not engaging in a specific act, or to intimidate the tortured person or a third party. Discomfort or suffering arising only from, inherent in or incidental to lawful sanctions, or arising from a legitimate act of authority, shall not be considered torture. Article 3.– A public official commits the offence of torture if, in exercise of their official functions, they inflict severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, on an individual in order to obtain information or a confession from the tortured individual or a third party, or to inflict punishment for an act which that individual has or is suspected of having committed, or to coerce them into engaging or not engaging in a specific act. State Act to Prevent and Punish Article 4.– Anyone committing the crime of torture shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of from 3 to Torture 12 years, fined from 200 to 500 days' minimum wage and disqualified from holding any public office, position or commission, for up to twice the length of the prison sentence. The number of days' fine shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of articles 26 and 27 of the Quintana Roo state Criminal Code. Article 282.– A public servant commits the offence of torture if, in exercise of their official functions, they themselves, or using a third party, inflict pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, on an individual in order to obtain information or a confession from the tortured individual or a third party, to coerce them into engaging San Luis Potosí in a specific act or to inflict punishment for an act which that individual has or is suspected of having committed. Criminal Code This offence shall be punishable by a term of imprisonment of from 2 to 10 years, a fine of from 40 to 200 days of the minimum wage and disqualified from holding any public office, position or commission for twice the length of the prison sentence. Article 328.– A public servant commits the offence of torture if, in exercise of their official functions, they themselves, or using a third party, intentionally inflict severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, on an Sinaloa individual in order to obtain information or a confession from the tortured individual or a third party, to coerce