Bribery

NMSA 1978 ch. 30, art. 24

in effect

NMSA 1978, § 30-24-1 Bribery of public officer or public employee

30-24-1. Bribery of public officer or public employee Bribery of public officer or public employee consists of any person giving or offering to give, directly or indirectly, anything of value to any public officer or public employee, with intent to induce or influence such public officer or public employee to: A. give or render any official opinion, judgment or decree; B. be more favorable to one party than to the other in any cause, action, suit, election, appointment, matter or thing pending or to be brought before such person; C. procure him to vote or withhold his vote on any question, matter or proceeding which is then or may thereafter be pending, and which may by law come or be brought before him in his public capacity; D. execute any of the powers in him vested; or E. perform any public duty otherwise than as required by law, or to delay in or omit to perform any public duty required of him by law. Whoever commits bribery of public officer or public employee is guilty of a third degree felony. 1953 Comp., § 40A-24-1, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 303, § 24-1.

NMSA 1978, § 30-24-2 Demanding or receiving bribe by public officer or public employee

30-24-2. Demanding or receiving bribe by public officer or public employee Demanding or receiving bribe by public officer or public employee consists of any public officer or public employee soliciting or accepting, directly or indirectly, anything of value, with intent to have his decision or action on any question, matter, cause, proceeding or appointment influenced thereby, and which by law is pending or might be brought before him in his official capacity. Whoever commits demanding or receiving bribe by public officer or public employee is guilty of a third degree felony, and upon conviction thereof such public officer or public employee shall forfeit the office then held by him. 1953 Comp., § 40A-24-2, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 303, § 24-2.

NMSA 1978, § 30-24-3 Bribery or intimidation of a witness; retaliation against a witness

30-24-3. Bribery or intimidation of a witness; retaliation against a witness A. Bribery or intimidation of a witness consists of any person knowingly: (1) giving or offering to give anything of value to any witness or to any person likely to become a witness in any judicial, administrative, legislative or other official cause or proceeding to testify falsely or to abstain from testifying to any fact in such cause or proceeding; (2) intimidating or threatening any witness or person likely to become a witness in any judicial, administrative, legislative or other official cause or proceeding for the purpose of preventing such individual from testifying to any fact, to abstain from testifying or to testify falsely; or (3) intimidating or threatening any person or giving or offering to give anything of value to any person with the intent to keep the person 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. Retaliation against a witness consists of any person knowingly engaging in conduct that causes bodily injury to another person or damage to the tangible property of another person, or threatening to do so, with the intent to retaliate against any person for any 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 given by a person to a law enforcement officer. C. Whoever commits bribery or intimidation of a witness is guilty of a third degree felony. D. Whoever commits retaliation against a witness is guilty of a second degree felony. 1953 Comp., § 40A-24-3, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 303, § 24-3; 1987, ch. 227, § 1; 1991, ch. 84, § 1; 1997, ch. 208, § 1.

NMSA 1978, § 30-24-3.1 Acceptance of a bribe by a witness

30-24-3.1. Acceptance of a bribe by a witness 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. Laws 1991, ch. 84, § 2.

Source: New Mexico Compilation Commission (nmonesource.com)URL: https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18530/index.doFetched: 10/20/2026