New Mexico Statutes
§ 30-27-1 — Malicious criminal prosecution
New Mexico § 30-27-1
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 30-27-1 (2026).
Text
Malicious criminal prosecution consists of maliciously procuring or attempting to procure an indictment or otherwise causing or attempting to cause a criminal charge to be preferred or prosecuted against an innocent person, knowing him to be innocent. Whoever commits malicious criminal prosecution is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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Legislative History
1953 Comp., § 40A-27-1, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 303, § 27-1.
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Application of code§ 30-1-3
Construction of Criminal Code§ 30-1-4
Crime defined§ 30-1-5
Classification of crimes§ 30-1-6
Classified crimes defined§ 30-1-7
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Bluebook (online)
New Mexico § 30-27-1, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/30/30-27-1.