New Mexico § 20-12-23 Contempt toward officials

New Mexico Statutes

§ 20-12-23 — Contempt toward officials

New Mexico § 20-12-23

Ch. 20Military Affairs

Art. 12Code of Military Justice

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Bluebook

N.M. Stat. Ann. § 20-12-23 (2026).

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Any commissioned officer who uses contemptuous words against the president of the United States, the vice president of the United States, a member of congress, the United States secretary of defense, the secretary of a military department, the secretary of the United States department of transportation or the governor or legislature of any state, territory, commonwealth or possession in which he is on duty or present shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

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Any commissioned officer who uses contemptuous words against the president of the United States, the vice president of the United States, a member of congress, the United States secretary of defense, the secretary of a military department, the secretary of the United States department of transportation or the governor or legislature of any state, territory, commonwealth or possession in which he is on duty or present shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.