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Home » US Law » 2021 New Mexico Statutes » Chapter 20 - Military Affairs » Article 12 - Code of Military Justice » Section 20-12-27 – Failure to obey order or regulation.

Any person subject to Chapter 20 NMSA 1978 who:

A. violates or fails to obey any lawful general order or regulation;

B. having knowledge of any other lawful order issued by a member of the armed forces, which it is his duty to obey, fails to obey the order; or

C. is derelict in the performance of his duties;

shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

History: 1978 Comp., § 20-12-27, enacted by Laws 1989, ch. 337, § 26.

ANNOTATIONS

Effective dates. — Laws 1989, ch. 337 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 16, 1989.