New Mexico Statutes
§ 1-20-12 — Accepting a bribe
New Mexico § 1-20-12
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 1-20-12 (2026).
Text
Accepting a bribe consists of knowingly accepting any payment or promise of payment, directly or indirectly, of money, valuable consideration, office or employment for the unlawful purposes specified in Section 1-20-11 NMSA 1978. Whoever accepts a bribe is guilty of a fourth degree felony.
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Legislative History
1953 Comp., § 3-20-10, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 436.
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Bluebook (online)
New Mexico § 1-20-12, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/1/1-20-12.