Every person who shall knowingly and willfully swear falsely, concerning any material matter or thing, respecting which he shall be required to depose in any such contest, shall be deemed guilty of perjury, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than five years, nor less than two years.
§ 19-7-66 NMSA 1978
[Perjury in contest proceedings; penalty.]
Laws 1912, ch. 82, § 71; Code 1915, § 5249; C.S. 1929, § 132-183; 1941 Comp., § 8-865; 1953 Comp., § 7-8-70.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.