Mexico has a federal law on public recognition. The Law of Prizes, Incentives and Civil Rewards was published in the Diario Oficial on December 31, 1975. Article 1 says that it sets the rules for “el reconocimiento público que haga el Estado” (the public recognition that the State gives).
Article 3 says that prizes are given “por el reconocimiento público de una conducta o trayectoria vital singularmente ejemplares” (for the public recognition of singularly exemplary conduct or a singularly exemplary life). Article 82 creates a national prize for public servants, granted “en atención a sus años de servicio” (in consideration of their years of service).