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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A. No person who is a witness or is likely to become a witness shall receive, agree to receive or solicit any bribe or anything of value to:
(1) testify falsely or to abstain from testifying to any fact in any cause in any judicial, administrative, legislative or other proceeding; or
(2) abstain from truthfully reporting to a law enforcement officer or any agency of government that is responsible for enforcing criminal laws information relating to the commission or possible commission of a felony offense or a violation of conditions of probation, parole or release pending judicial proceedings.
B. Whoever receives, agrees to receive or solicits a bribe is guilty of a fourth degree felony.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Mexico Statutes Chapter 30. Criminal Offenses § 30-24-3.1. Acceptance of a bribe by a witness - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nm/chapter-30-criminal-offenses/nm-st-sect-30-24-3-1/
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