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:

Attorney's Note

Under the New Mexico Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
fourth degree felonyup to 18 monthsup to $5,000
For details, see N.M. Stat. Ann. § 31-18-15
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Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 30-24-3.1

  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.

(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.