{"data":{"id":"us-nm/40-1-19","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"40-1-19","heading":"Offenses; penalties.","body":"A. For failure to perform the county clerk's responsibilities and duties pursuant to Chapter 40, Article 1 NMSA 1978, a county clerk is responsible on the county clerk's official bond for damages suffered by the injured party.\nB. A person who performs the marriage ceremony or certifies a marriage to the county clerk, who neglects or fails to comply with the provisions of Chapter 40, Article 1 NMSA 1978 and any person who willfully violates the law by deceiving or attempting to deceive or mislead any officer or person in order to obtain a marriage license or to be married contrary to law is upon conviction guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978.","path":["Chapter 40 - Domestic Affairs","ARTICLE 1 Marriage in General"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18540/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"f824dbfb6db00818053e87ac8d2c0249229623f7cc66594a33b851be4aeba059","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/40-1-18","next":"us-nm/40-1-20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}