New Mexico Statutes
§ 36-2-17 — [Deceit or collusion; damages; disbarment.]
New Mexico § 36-2-17
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 36-2-17 (2026).
Text
If an attorney is guilty of deceit or collusion or consents thereto with intent to deceive the court, judge or party, he shall forfeit to the injured party, treble damages to be recovered in a civil action, and may, if in the opinion of the board of bar examiners such conduct warrants it, be disbarred.
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Legislative History
Laws 1909, ch. 53, § 28; Code 1915, § 355; C.S. 1929, § 9-129; 1941 Comp.,
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New Mexico § 36-2-17, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/36/36-2-17.