{"data":{"id":"us-nm/31-22-20","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"31-22-20","heading":"Penalty.","body":"Any person who knowingly makes a false claim or a false statement in connection with a claim filed pursuant to the Crime Victims Reparation Act shall be guilty of a fourth degree felony and for conviction thereof shall:\nA. be punished by imprisonment in the state penitentiary for a determinate term of not less than one year nor more than five years; or by the payment of a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) or both such imprisonment and fine in the discretion of the court; and\nB. forfeit any reparation paid pursuant to the Crime Victims Reparation Act.","path":["Chapter 31 - Criminal Procedure","ARTICLE 22 Crime Victims Reparations"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18531/index.do","current_through":"2026-05-20","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"c2ab638763742ec04823b898ab26ff6b50cf2972e9b915a50785ca8195cb3a0b","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/31-22-19","next":"us-nm/31-22-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}