New Mexico Statutes
§ 1-20-10 — False swearing
New Mexico § 1-20-10
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 1-20-10 (2026).
Text
False swearing consists of taking any oath required by the Election Code [Chapter 1 NMSA 1978] with the knowledge that the thing or matter sworn to is not a true and correct statement. Whoever falsely swears is guilty of a fourth degree felony.
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Legislative History
1953 Comp., § 3-20-8, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 434.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 1-1-1
Election Code§ 1-1-1.1
Purpose of [Election] Code§ 1-1-10
Qualified political party§ 1-1-11
Precinct§ 1-1-12
Consolidated precinct§ 1-1-13
Election board§ 1-1-14
Publication§ 1-1-15
Posting§ 1-1-16
Registration officer§ 1-1-16.1
Registration agent§ 1-1-16.2
New registrant§ 1-1-18
Oath includes affirmation§ 1-1-19
Elections covered by code§ 1-1-2
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Bluebook (online)
New Mexico § 1-20-10, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/1/1-20-10.