1-20-12. Accepting a bribe.
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Accepting a bribe consists of knowingly accepting any payment or promise of payment, directly or indirectly, of money, valuable consideration, office or employment for the unlawful purposes specified in Section 1-20-11 NMSA 1978.
Whoever accepts a bribe is guilty of a fourth degree felony.
History: 1953 Comp., § 3-20-10, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 436.