阿根廷的法律包括关于滥用职权的各项规定，这些规定列于《刑法典》的各个条款中，涉及不符合执行公务的谈判（第265 条）、诈骗和欺诈管理（第172 至174 条）、非法勒索（第266 至268 条）、滥用权力和违反公职人员的职责（第248 至251 条），以及列于《公务人员道德法》第1 条和第2 条中。后一法律规定了在任何级别或等级上永久或暂时履行公职的任何人的义务，无论此人是经普选、直接任命还是通过竞争或任何其他法律手段选拔的，而且该法适用范围扩展至所有的国家治安法官或官员和雇员。
Argentine law includes provisions on the abuse of functions in variou articles of the Criminal Code concerning negotiations incompatible with the exercise of public functions (article 265), scams and fraudulent administration (articles 172-174), illegal exactions (articles 266-268), abuse of authority and violation of the duties of public officials (articles 248-251), as well as in articles 1 and 2 of the Law on Ethics in the Public Service. This law sets forth the obligations of any person who permanently or temporarily performs a public function at any level or rank, whether chosen by popular election, directly appointed or selected through competition or by any other legal means, and its application is extended to all State magistrates, or officials and employees.