If any person of whom an oath shall be required under the provisions of this act, or by any rule, regulation or order of the commission or division, shall willfully swear falsely in regard to any matter or thing respecting which such oath is required, or shall willfully make any false report or affidavit required or authorized by the provisions of this act, or by any rule, regulation or order of the commission or division, such person shall be deemed guilty of perjury and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state penitentiary for not more than five years nor less than six months.
History: Laws 1935, ch. 72, § 8; 1941 Comp., § 69-209; Laws 1949, ch. 168, § 8; 1953 Comp., § 65-3-9; Laws 1977, ch. 255, § 45.
ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — The term "this act," referred to in this section, means Laws 1935, ch. 72, §§ 1 to 24, which appear as 70-2-2 to 70-2-4, 70-2-6 to 70-2-11, 70-2-15, 70-2-16, 70-2-21 to 70-2-25, 70-2-27 to 70-2-30, 70-2-33 NMSA 1978.