Accepting a bribe

NMSA 1978, § 1-20-12 — under Article 20.

NMSA 1978, § 1-20-12

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.