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§ 30-23-1 NMSA 1978

Demanding illegal fees

1953 Comp., § 40A-23-1, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 303, § 23-1.

Demanding illegal fees consists of any public officer or public employee knowingly asking or accepting anything of value greater than that fixed or allowed by law for the execution or performance of any service or duty.

Whoever commits demanding illegal fees is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.

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.