New Mexico Statutes
§ 56-5-4 — [False certificate as to protest by notary public; penalty.]
New Mexico § 56-5-4
JurisdictionNew Mexico
Ch. 56Commercial Instruments and Transactions
Art. 5Miscellaneous Provisions Relating to Commercial
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 56-5-4 (2026).
Text
Any notary public, who shall willfully issue a false certificate in relation to any note or order protested by him, shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty dollars [($20.00)] nor more than five hundred dollars [($500)], and shall also be liable for damages to any party injured by such false certificate.
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Legislative History
Laws 1876, ch. 30, § 3; C.L. 1884, § 1731; C.L. 1897, § 2547; Code 1915, §
Nearby Sections
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§ 56-1-1
Definitions§ 56-1-10
Injunction to prevent violation§ 56-1-11
Consent to discontinuance§ 56-1-12
Violation of injunction; penalty§ 56-1-13
Contracts executed prior to act§ 56-1-16
Variable rates§ 56-1-2.1
Repealed§ 56-1-3
Retail charge agreements§ 56-1-3.1
Repealed§ 56-1-4
Insurance§ 56-1-5
Prohibited provisions§ 56-1-6
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New Mexico § 56-5-4, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/56/56-5-4.