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§ 20-12-71 — Provoking speeches or gestures

New Mexico § 20-12-71
JurisdictionNew Mexico
Ch. 20Military Affairs
Art. 12Code of Military Justice

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 20-12-71 (2026).

Text

Any person subject to Chapter 20 NMSA 1978 who uses provoking or reproachful words or gestures toward any other person subject to that chapter shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

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Legislative History

1978 Comp., § 20-12-71, enacted by Laws 1989, ch. 337, § 70.

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