False statement; penalty.

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Any person making a false statement under oath or a false affidavit shall be guilty of a fourth degree felony and upon conviction shall be sentenced in accordance with the Criminal Sentencing Act [Chapter 31, Article 18 NMSA 1978] to eighteen months imprisonment and, in the sentencing court's discretion, to a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000).

History: 1978 Comp., § 61-6-25, enacted by Laws 1989, ch. 269, § 21.

ANNOTATIONS

Repeals. — Laws 1989, ch. 269, § 32 repealed former 61-6-25 NMSA 1978, as amended by Laws 1969, ch. 46, § 14, relating to publication and distribution of lists of registrants, effective July 1, 1989.


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