New Mexico Statutes

§ 19-7-66 — [Perjury in contest proceedings; penalty.]

New Mexico § 19-7-66
JurisdictionNew Mexico
Ch. 19Public Lands
Art. 7Sale and Lease of Lands

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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 19-7-66 (2026).

Text

Every person who shall knowingly and willfully swear falsely, concerning any material matter or thing, respecting which he shall be required to depose in any such contest, shall be deemed guilty of perjury, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than five years, nor less than two years.

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Legislative History

Laws 1912, ch. 82, § 71; Code 1915, § 5249; C.S. 1929, § 132-183; 1941

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