Any person or persons applying to lease or purchase state lands, or acting as appraiser or appraisers thereof, who shall knowingly and willfully swear falsely as to any material matter contained in any application to lease or purchase any such lands, or in any appraisement thereof, shall be deemed guilty of perjury, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars [($500)], or by imprisonment for not more than five years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
History: Laws 1912, ch. 82, § 18; Code 1915, § 5195; C.S. 1929, § 132-118; 1941 Comp., § 8-807; 1953 Comp., § 7-8-7.
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
Cross references. — For false swearing to affidavit accompanying contract of sale or deed for purchase of timberlands, see 19-11-3 NMSA 1978.
For perjury in general, see 30-25-1, 30-25-2 NMSA 1978.
Law reviews. — For note, "Administration of Grazing Lands in New Mexico: A Breach of Trust," see 15 Nat. Resources J. 581 (1975).
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