Section 30-23-1 – Demanding illegal fees.

Demanding illegal fees consists of any public officer or public employee knowingly asking or accepting anything of value greater than that fixed or allowed by law for the execution or performance of any service or duty. Whoever commits demanding illegal fees is guilty of a petty misdemeanor. History: 1953 Comp., § 40A-23-1, enacted by Laws […]

Section 30-23-2 – Paying or receiving public money for services not rendered.

Paying or receiving public money for services not rendered consists of knowingly making or receiving payment or causing payment to be made from public funds where such payment purports to be for wages, salary or remuneration for personal servives [services] which have not in fact been rendered. Nothing in this section shall be construed to […]

Section 30-23-3 – Making or permitting false public voucher.

Making or permitting false public voucher consists of knowingly, intentionally or wilfully [willfully] making, causing to be made or permitting to be made, a false material statement or forged signature upon any public voucher, or invoice supporting a public voucher, with intent that the voucher or invoice shall be relied upon for the expenditure of […]

Section 30-23-4 – Injunction to restrain unlawful payment of public funds.

Any citizen of this state may file suit in the district court to restrain the payment or receipt of public money in violation of Sections 23-2 and 23-3 [30-23-2 and 30-23-3 NMSA 1978]. Jurisdiction to entertain and adjudicate such suits is conferred upon the district courts, and such suits shall be subject to the same […]

Section 30-23-5 – Unlawful speculation in claims against state.

Unlawful speculation in claims against state consists of any public officer or public employee directly or indirectly buying, selling, bartering, dealing in or speculating in or with any certificate, warrant or other evidence of indebtedness issued by the state, a municipality or other political subdivision, unless such certificate, warrant or other evidence of indebtedness shall […]

Section 30-23-6 – Unlawful interest in a public contract.

Unlawful interest in a public contract consists of: A. any public officer or public employee receiving anything of value, directly or indirectly, from either a seller or a seller’s agents, or a purchaser or a purchaser’s agents in connection with the sale or purchase of securities, goods, leases, lands or anything of value by the […]

Section 30-23-7 – Civil damages for engaging in illegal acts.

In addition to any criminal penalties imposed by Section 23-6 [30-23-6 NMSA 1978], a public officer or public employee convicted of violating such section shall be liable for anything of value received by him to the department of the state or political subdivision in whose employ or service he was at the time of such […]