{"data":{"id":"us-nm/56-5-4","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"56-5-4","heading":"[False certificate as to protest by notary public; penalty.]","body":"Any notary public, who shall willfully issue a false certificate in relation to any note or order protested by him, shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty dollars [($20.00)] nor more than five hundred dollars [($500)], and shall also be liable for damages to any party injured by such false certificate.","path":["Chapter 56 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions","ARTICLE 5 Miscellaneous Provisions Relating to Commercial Instruments"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18559/index.do","current_through":"2024-04-26","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:20Z","sha256":"5ce303c9df03b078c47ac64a185cfb6c8b5913dc7947194723b15e05d1b1d6a2","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/56-5-3","next":"us-nm/56-5-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}