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2018 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 10 - Public Officers and Employees
Article 8 - Per Diem and Mileage
Section 10-8-7 - Penalty.
Universal Citation: NM Stat § 10-8-7 (2018)
10-8-7. Penalty.
Any public officer or employee covered by the Per Diem and Mileage Act who knowingly authorizes or who knowingly accepts payment in excess of the amount allowed by the Per Diem and Mileage Act or in excess of the amount authorized by the secretary or the governing board pursuant to Section 10-8-5 NMSA 1978 is liable to the state in an amount that is twice the excess payment.
History: 1953 Comp., § 5-10-4, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 31, § 4; 1971, ch. 116, § 6; 1977, ch. 247, § 51; 1989, ch. 338, § 4.
Cross references. — For definition of "employee" and "public officer", see 10-8-3 NMSA 1978.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 67 C.J.S. Officers and Public Employees §§ 224, 225, 257.
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